The enemy within: Personal rule, coups, and civil war in Africa

World Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 300-346

  Roessler, Philip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 80051481377     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: 10863338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887111000049     Document Type: Article

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