Religion, Politics, and Suicide Bombing: An Interpretive Essay

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-108

  Brym, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79953758183     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs1537     Document Type: Article

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