Irregular armed forces, shifting patterns of commitment, and fragmented sovereignty in the developing world

Theory and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-413

  Davis, Diane E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77951767048     PISSN: 03042421     EISSN: 15737853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11186-010-9112-6     Document Type: Article

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