Urban violence, political economy, and territorial control: Insights from medellín

Latin American Research Review

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 225-248

  Moncada, Eduardo ^a  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

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EID: 85029445107     PISSN: 00238791     EISSN: 15424278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lar.2016.0057     Document Type: Article

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