Invading and occupying Iraq: Some insights from political psychology

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-192

  Houghton, David Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PEACE PROCESS; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 46949103078     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781910802017297     Document Type: Article

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