Measuring and Mapping Conflict-Related Deaths and Segregation: Lessons from the Belfast ‘Troubles’

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Volumn 94, Issue , 2008, Pages 83-101

  Mesev, Victor ^a   Downs, Joni ^b   Binns, Aaron ^a   Courtney, Richard S ^c   Shirlow, Peter ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflicted related deaths; religion; sectarianism; segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103731436     PISSN: 09245499     EISSN: 22150072     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8507-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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