THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY: A comparative historical analysis

The Evolution of International Society: A Comparative Historical Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-270

  Watson, Adam ^a   Buzan, Barry ^b   Little, Richard ^c  

^a London School of Economics and Political Science ^*

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203875643     Document Type: Book

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