Policing the ʼnew extremism’ in twenty-first-century Britain

The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 85-102

  Gregory, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85138384665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203859612-14     Document Type: Chapter

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