Who becomes a terrorist? Poverty, education, and the origins of political violence

World Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-245

  Lee, Alexander ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; POVERTY; TERRORISM;

EID: 80051504657     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: 10863338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887111000013     Document Type: Article

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