The Peace Continuum: What It Is and How to Study It. By Christian Davenport, Erik Melander, and Patrick M. Regan. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. 240p. 105.00cloth,105.00 cloth, 105.00cloth,29.95 paper (original) (raw)
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