The institutional logic of religious nationalism: Sex, violence and the ends of history

Politics, Religion and Ideology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-88

  Friedland, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85017154327     PISSN: 21567689     EISSN: 21567697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2011.564403     Document Type: Article

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