Missing the 'devils' we knew? Israel and political Islam amid the Arab Awakening

International Affairs

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 399-415

  Jones, Clive ^a   Milton Edwards, Beverley ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875799686     PISSN: 00205850     EISSN: 14682346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2346.12024     Document Type: Article

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