September 11 and postcrisis investigation: Exploring the role and impact of the 9/11 Commission

Governing after Crisis: The Politics of Investigation, Accountability and Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 255-282

  Parker, Charles F ^a   Dekker, Sander ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 70849098739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511756122.010     Document Type: Chapter

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