"From Kidnaps to Contagious Diseases": Elite Rescue and the Strategic Expansion of the Transnational Security Consultancy Industry

International Political Sociology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-197

  O'Reilly, Conor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956191503     PISSN: 17495679     EISSN: 17495687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-5687.2011.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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