The social ecology of rural violence: Land scarcity, the organization of agricultural production, and the presence of the state

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-348

  Villarreal, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 9544250367     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421724     Document Type: Article

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