Civil War Contagion and Neighboring Interventions

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 989-1012

  Kathman, Jacob D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; MILITARY INTERVENTION; NATION STATE; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; SECURITY THREAT;

EID: 78650041437     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2010.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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