The soldier as victim: Peering through the looking glass

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 900-917

  McGarry, Ross ^a   Walklate, Sandra ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

conflict; Iraq war; soldier; victim; victimology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054882043     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azr057     Document Type: Article

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