The feudal revolution and Europe's rise: Political divergence of the christian west and the muslim world before 1500 CE

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-34

  Blaydes, Lisa ^a   Chaney, Eric ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874488283     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000561     Document Type: Article

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