Faith or doctrine? Religion and support for political violence in Pakistan

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 688-720

  Fair, C Christine ^a   Malhotra, Neil ^b   Shapiro, Jacob N ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870195215     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfs053     Document Type: Article

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