Mobilisation, state crisis and counter-mobilisation: Ulster unionist politics and the outbreak of the troubles

Irish Political Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-532

  Farrington, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 85055409690     PISSN: 07907184     EISSN: 17439078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07907180802452747     Document Type: Article

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