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Castles, battles, & bombs [[electronic resource] ] : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll
| Castles, battles, & bombs [[electronic resource] ] : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll |
| Autore | Brauer Jurgen <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Van TuyllHubert P |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects - History
Military history |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-95921-9
9786611959210 0-226-07165-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Economics -- Economics -- Principle I: Opportunity cost -- Principle II: Expected marginal costs and benefits -- Principle III: Substitution -- Principle IV: Diminishing marginal returns -- Principle V: asymmetric information and hidden characteristics -- Principle VI: Hidden actions and incentive alignments -- Conclusion: economics--and military history -- The high Middle Ages, 1000-1300: The case of the medieval castle and the opportunity cost of warfare -- Opportunity cost and warfare -- The ubiquity of castles -- The cost of castling -- The advantages of castles -- The cost of armies -- Castle building and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The Renaissance, 1300-1600: the case of the condottieri and the military labor market -- The principal-agent problem -- Demand, supply, and recruitment -- Contracts and pay -- Control and contract evolution -- The development of permanent armies -- Condottieri and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of battle, 1618-1815: the case of costs, benefits, and the decision to offer battle -- Expected marginal costs and benefits of battle -- The 1600s: Gustavus Adolphus and Raimondo de Montecuccoli -- The 1700s: Marlborough, de Saxe, and Frederick the Great -- Napoleonic warfare -- The age of battle and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of revolution, 1789-1914: the case of the American Civil War and the economics of information asymmetry -- Information and warfare -- North, South, and the search for information -- Major Eastern campaigns through Gettysburg -- Grant in Virginia -- The American Civil War and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the world wars, 1914-1945: the case of diminishing marginal returns to the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II -- A strategic bombing production function -- Bombing German war production -- Bombing the supply chain and the civilian economy -- Bombing German morale -- Assessing the effect of strategic bombing -- Strategic bombing and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the Cold War, 1945-1991: the case of capital-labor substitution and France's Force de Frappe -- History of the Force de Frappe -- The force post-De Gaulle -- Justifying the force -- The force's effect on France's conventional arms -- Substituting nuclear for conventional forces -- The Force de Frappe and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- Economics and military history in the twenty-first century -- Economics of terrorism -- Economics of military manpower -- Economics of private military companies -- Economics, historiography, and military history -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453860703321 |
Brauer Jurgen <1957->
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Castles, battles, & bombs [[electronic resource] ] : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll
| Castles, battles, & bombs [[electronic resource] ] : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll |
| Autore | Brauer Jurgen <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Van TuyllHubert P |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects - History
Military history |
| Soggetto non controllato | military history, economics, castle, middle ages, standing army, ww2, nuclear weapons, bombing, counterterrorism, mercenaries, strategy, soldiers, renaissance, italy, marlborough, frederick the great, napoleon, grant, civil war, opportunity cost, substitution, marginal returns, incentives, medieval, warfare, battles, condottieri, de saxe, gustavus adolphus, raimondo montecuccoli, labor market, recruitment, gettysburg, virginia, information, spies, surveillance, civilian economy, supply chain, morale, force frappe, terrorism |
| ISBN |
1-281-95921-9
9786611959210 0-226-07165-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Economics -- Economics -- Principle I: Opportunity cost -- Principle II: Expected marginal costs and benefits -- Principle III: Substitution -- Principle IV: Diminishing marginal returns -- Principle V: asymmetric information and hidden characteristics -- Principle VI: Hidden actions and incentive alignments -- Conclusion: economics--and military history -- The high Middle Ages, 1000-1300: The case of the medieval castle and the opportunity cost of warfare -- Opportunity cost and warfare -- The ubiquity of castles -- The cost of castling -- The advantages of castles -- The cost of armies -- Castle building and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The Renaissance, 1300-1600: the case of the condottieri and the military labor market -- The principal-agent problem -- Demand, supply, and recruitment -- Contracts and pay -- Control and contract evolution -- The development of permanent armies -- Condottieri and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of battle, 1618-1815: the case of costs, benefits, and the decision to offer battle -- Expected marginal costs and benefits of battle -- The 1600s: Gustavus Adolphus and Raimondo de Montecuccoli -- The 1700s: Marlborough, de Saxe, and Frederick the Great -- Napoleonic warfare -- The age of battle and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of revolution, 1789-1914: the case of the American Civil War and the economics of information asymmetry -- Information and warfare -- North, South, and the search for information -- Major Eastern campaigns through Gettysburg -- Grant in Virginia -- The American Civil War and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the world wars, 1914-1945: the case of diminishing marginal returns to the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II -- A strategic bombing production function -- Bombing German war production -- Bombing the supply chain and the civilian economy -- Bombing German morale -- Assessing the effect of strategic bombing -- Strategic bombing and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the Cold War, 1945-1991: the case of capital-labor substitution and France's Force de Frappe -- History of the Force de Frappe -- The force post-De Gaulle -- Justifying the force -- The force's effect on France's conventional arms -- Substituting nuclear for conventional forces -- The Force de Frappe and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- Economics and military history in the twenty-first century -- Economics of terrorism -- Economics of military manpower -- Economics of private military companies -- Economics, historiography, and military history -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782538403321 |
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Brauer Jurgen <1957->
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Castles, battles, & bombs : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll
| Castles, battles, & bombs : how economics explains military history / / Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll |
| Autore | Brauer Jurgen <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Van TuyllHubert P |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects - History
Military history |
| ISBN |
1-281-95921-9
9786611959210 0-226-07165-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Economics -- Economics -- Principle I: Opportunity cost -- Principle II: Expected marginal costs and benefits -- Principle III: Substitution -- Principle IV: Diminishing marginal returns -- Principle V: asymmetric information and hidden characteristics -- Principle VI: Hidden actions and incentive alignments -- Conclusion: economics--and military history -- The high Middle Ages, 1000-1300: The case of the medieval castle and the opportunity cost of warfare -- Opportunity cost and warfare -- The ubiquity of castles -- The cost of castling -- The advantages of castles -- The cost of armies -- Castle building and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The Renaissance, 1300-1600: the case of the condottieri and the military labor market -- The principal-agent problem -- Demand, supply, and recruitment -- Contracts and pay -- Control and contract evolution -- The development of permanent armies -- Condottieri and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of battle, 1618-1815: the case of costs, benefits, and the decision to offer battle -- Expected marginal costs and benefits of battle -- The 1600s: Gustavus Adolphus and Raimondo de Montecuccoli -- The 1700s: Marlborough, de Saxe, and Frederick the Great -- Napoleonic warfare -- The age of battle and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of revolution, 1789-1914: the case of the American Civil War and the economics of information asymmetry -- Information and warfare -- North, South, and the search for information -- Major Eastern campaigns through Gettysburg -- Grant in Virginia -- The American Civil War and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the world wars, 1914-1945: the case of diminishing marginal returns to the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II -- A strategic bombing production function -- Bombing German war production -- Bombing the supply chain and the civilian economy -- Bombing German morale -- Assessing the effect of strategic bombing -- Strategic bombing and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- The age of the Cold War, 1945-1991: the case of capital-labor substitution and France's Force de Frappe -- History of the Force de Frappe -- The force post-De Gaulle -- Justifying the force -- The force's effect on France's conventional arms -- Substituting nuclear for conventional forces -- The Force de Frappe and the other principles of economics -- Conclusion -- Economics and military history in the twenty-first century -- Economics of terrorism -- Economics of military manpower -- Economics of private military companies -- Economics, historiography, and military history -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Castles, battles, and bombs |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826150003321 |
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Brauer Jurgen <1957->
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economics of war and peace [[electronic resource] ] : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer
| Economics of war and peace [[electronic resource] ] : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoldsmithBen
BrauerJurgen <1957-> |
| Collana | Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects
Peace - Economic aspects Political violence - Economic aspects War (International law) Politics and war |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-66142-6
9786612661426 0-85724-005-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Overview of the book; Part I: Markets and Force: Foundational Aspects of the Relationship between Economics and Violence within and Between States; Chapter 2. A method to compute a peace gross world product by country and by economic sector; Chapter 3. Privatising military prisons: The case of the United States; Chapter 4. Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology
Part II: Internal Conflict: Economic Aspects of Outbreak, Endurance, and Recovery from Large-Scale Intra-State ViolenceChapter 5. Probing the roles of governance and greed in civil strife in West Africa; Chapter 6. Terrorism and violent internal conflict in post-soeharto Indonesia: Beyond the Jihadi prism of analysis; Chapter 7. Great expectations: Prospect theory and oil price volatility in Iran; Chapter 8. Does fiscal policy differ between successful and unsuccessful post-conflict transitions? Lessons from African Civil Wars Chapter 9. The Collier challenge: how can reliable transitional financing systems be created in 'barely functional' states?Part III: Trade, Law, Institutions and International Conflict: New Perspectives on Enduring Debates; Chapter 10. Peace through trade? Econophoria in Northeast Asia; Chapter 11. Regional integration and militarised interstate disputes: An empirical analysis; Chapter 12. Economic integration, economic signalling and the problem of economic crises Chapter 13. Terrorism, targeted economic sanctions and inadequate due process: the case of the Security Council's 1267 sanctions regimeChapter 14. Compensation for civilian casualties in armed conflicts and theory of liability; Part IV: Conclusions; Chapter 15. Economic factors in peace and war: A discussion; About the authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459060803321 |
| Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economics of war and peace [[electronic resource] ] : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer
| Economics of war and peace [[electronic resource] ] : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoldsmithBenjamin E
BrauerJurgen <1957-> |
| Collana | Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects
Peace - Economic aspects Political violence - Economic aspects War (International law) Politics and war International relations Political economy Political Science - Economic Conditions Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - International Security |
| ISBN |
1-282-66142-6
9786612661426 0-85724-005-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Benjamin E. Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer -- A method to compute a peace gross world product by country and by economic sector / Jurgen Brauer and John Tepper Marlin -- Privatising military prisons: the case of the United States / Aditya Agrawal and Keiran Sharpe -- Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology / Peter Hall, Robert Wylie -- Probing the roles of governance and greed in civil strife in West Africa / Helen Ware and Dele Ogunmola -- Terrorism and violent internal conflict in post-soeharto Indonesia: beyond the Jihadi prism of analysis / Leanne Piggott -- Great expectations: prospect theory and oil price volatility in Iran / Jennifer Hunt -- Does fiscal policy differ between successful and unsuccessful post-conflict transitions? Lessons from African civil wars / Fabrizio Carmignani and Adrian Gauci -- The Collier challenge: how can reliable transitional financing systems be created in 'barely functional' states? / Andrew Ladley and Jessie Williams -- Peace through trade? Econophoria in Northeast Asia / Brendan Howe -- Regional integration and militarised interstate disputes: an empirical analysis / Golam Robbani -- Economic integration, economic signalling and the problem of economic crises / Jedidiah Royal -- Terrorism, targeted economic sanctions and inadequate due process: the case of the Security Council's 1267 sanctions regime / Christopher Michaelsen -- Compensation for civilian casualties in armed conflicts and theory of liability / Minako Ichikawa Smart -- Economic factors in peace and war: a discussion / Benjamin E. Goldsmith. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784913003321 |
| Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Economics of war and peace : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer
| Economics of war and peace : economic, legal and political perspectives / / edited by Ben Goldsmith, Jurgen Brauer |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina |
355.02/73
355.0273 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoldsmithBenjamin E
BrauerJurgen <1957-> |
| Collana | Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects
Peace - Economic aspects Political violence - Economic aspects War (International law) Politics and war International relations Political economy Political Science - Economic Conditions Political Science - Political Freedom & Security - International Security |
| ISBN |
1-282-66142-6
9786612661426 0-85724-005-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Benjamin E. Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer -- A method to compute a peace gross world product by country and by economic sector / Jurgen Brauer and John Tepper Marlin -- Privatising military prisons: the case of the United States / Aditya Agrawal and Keiran Sharpe -- Arms export controls and the proliferation of military technology / Peter Hall, Robert Wylie -- Probing the roles of governance and greed in civil strife in West Africa / Helen Ware and Dele Ogunmola -- Terrorism and violent internal conflict in post-soeharto Indonesia: beyond the Jihadi prism of analysis / Leanne Piggott -- Great expectations: prospect theory and oil price volatility in Iran / Jennifer Hunt -- Does fiscal policy differ between successful and unsuccessful post-conflict transitions? Lessons from African civil wars / Fabrizio Carmignani and Adrian Gauci -- The Collier challenge: how can reliable transitional financing systems be created in 'barely functional' states? / Andrew Ladley and Jessie Williams -- Peace through trade? Econophoria in Northeast Asia / Brendan Howe -- Regional integration and militarised interstate disputes: an empirical analysis / Golam Robbani -- Economic integration, economic signalling and the problem of economic crises / Jedidiah Royal -- Terrorism, targeted economic sanctions and inadequate due process: the case of the Security Council's 1267 sanctions regime / Christopher Michaelsen -- Compensation for civilian casualties in armed conflicts and theory of liability / Minako Ichikawa Smart -- Economic factors in peace and war: a discussion / Benjamin E. Goldsmith. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814919103321 |
| Bingley, : Emerald, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]]
| Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Colgan Jeff <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade
War - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-107-23735-1
1-107-30176-9 1-107-30905-0 1-107-30685-X 1-107-25487-6 1-139-34247-9 1-107-31460-7 1-107-31240-X 1-299-00633-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. A theory of oil, revolution, and conflict; 3. Evidence and research design; 4. Quantitative impact of oil and revolution on conflict; 5. Iraq; 6. Libya and the Arab Jamahiriyya; 7. Iran; 8. Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution; 9. Saudi Arabia; 10. Does oil cause revolution?; 11. Conclusion and policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453090703321 |
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Colgan Jeff <1975->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]]
| Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Colgan Jeff <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade
War - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-107-23735-1
1-107-30176-9 1-107-30905-0 1-107-30685-X 1-107-25487-6 1-139-34247-9 1-107-31460-7 1-107-31240-X 1-299-00633-7 |
| Classificazione | POL011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. A theory of oil, revolution, and conflict; 3. Evidence and research design; 4. Quantitative impact of oil and revolution on conflict; 5. Iraq; 6. Libya and the Arab Jamahiriyya; 7. Iran; 8. Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution; 9. Saudi Arabia; 10. Does oil cause revolution?; 11. Conclusion and policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779589603321 |
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Colgan Jeff <1975->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]]
| Petro-aggression : when oil causes war / / Jeff D. Colgan [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Colgan Jeff <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum industry and trade
War - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-107-23735-1
1-107-30176-9 1-107-30905-0 1-107-30685-X 1-107-25487-6 1-139-34247-9 1-107-31460-7 1-107-31240-X 1-299-00633-7 |
| Classificazione | POL011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. A theory of oil, revolution, and conflict; 3. Evidence and research design; 4. Quantitative impact of oil and revolution on conflict; 5. Iraq; 6. Libya and the Arab Jamahiriyya; 7. Iran; 8. Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution; 9. Saudi Arabia; 10. Does oil cause revolution?; 11. Conclusion and policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826346003321 |
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Colgan Jeff <1975->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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