The ghosts of state terror: Knowledge, politics and terrorism studies

Critical Studies on Terrorism

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-392

  Jackson, Richard ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Knowledge; Power; State terrorism; Terrorism studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953888666     PISSN: 17539153     EISSN: 17539161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17539150802515046     Document Type: Article

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