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Terrorism and Imperial Decline: The Ottoman-Armenian Case

2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13507480701611571

1469-8293

Donald Bloxham,

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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