Between dominance and decline: Status anxiety and great power rivalry

Review of International Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-152

  Onea, Tudor A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84892598037     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210512000563     Document Type: Article

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