Status Deficits and War

International Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 513-550

  Renshon, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84980332251     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818316000163     Document Type: Article

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