Ethnic competition, radical Islam, and challenges to stability in the Republic of Dagestan

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-308

  Holland, Edward C ^a   O'Loughlin, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dagestan; Groupism; Nationalities; North Caucasus; Public opinion survey; Radical Islam

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957004594     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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