The question of realism: A historian's view

Security Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 156-194

  Trachtenberg, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 7944220180     PISSN: 09636412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09636410490493877     Document Type: Article

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