The legitimization of political violence: A case study of ETA in the Basque country

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-150

  Martín Peña, Javier ^a   Opotow, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; POLITICAL THEORY; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; TERRORISM;

BASQUE COUNTRY; SPAIN;

EID: 79957619192     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781919.2010.550225     Document Type: Article

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