British colonial expertise, post-colonial careering and the early history of international development

Journal of Modern European History

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-46

  Hodge, Joseph M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958560934     PISSN: 16118944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17104/1611-8944_2010_1_24     Document Type: Review

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