Testing Clausewitz: Nationalism, Mass Mobilization, and the Severity of War

International Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 605-638

  Cederman, Lars Erik ^a   Warren, T Camber ^a   Sornette, Didier ^a  

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EID: 84860559068     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818311000245     Document Type: Article

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