Waging a war to save biodiversity: The rise of militarized conservation

International Affairs

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 819-834

  Duffy, Rosaleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903707275     PISSN: 00205850     EISSN: 14682346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2346.12142     Document Type: Article

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