Ten points on war

Social Analysis

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 32-49

  Ferguson, R Brian ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identerest; Iraq; Peace; Politics; Violence; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449340385     PISSN: 0155977X     EISSN: 15585727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/sa.2008.520203     Document Type: Article

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