A clash of emotions: The politics of humiliation and political violence in the middle east

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-93

  Fattah, Khaled ^a   Fierke, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betrayal; Dignity; Emotion; Humiliation; Political violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449217987     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066108100053     Document Type: Article

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