Prestige in world politics: History, theory, expression

International Politics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 387-411

  Wood, Steve ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

History; Politics; Prestige; Theory

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICS; THEORY;

PROTEA;

EID: 84877245501     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: 17403898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ip.2013.13     Document Type: Article

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