Exploring roots of terrorism

Root Causes of Terrorism: Myths, Reality and Ways Forward

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 16-32

  Gupta, Dipak K ^a,b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for International Security and Conflict Resolution (IISCOR)   (United States)

^c Fred J Hansen Institute for World Peace   (United States)

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EID: 84906161115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203337653     Document Type: Chapter

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