Kazakhstan's authoritarian persuasion

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-65

  Schatz, Edward ^a   Maltseva, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; POLITICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84859081093     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.28.1.45     Document Type: Article

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