Empire of death: Militarized society and the rise of serial killing and mass murder

New Political Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-120

  Hamamoto, Darrell Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84937379906     PISSN: 07393148     EISSN: 14699931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393140220122662     Document Type: Article

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