The democratic peace after the cold war

Economics and Politics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-171

  Gowa, Joanne ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD WAR; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; MILITARY INTERVENTION; PEACE PROCESS;

USSR;

EID: 79959269489     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: 14680343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0343.2011.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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