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QUANTIFYING GREED AND GRIEVANCE IN CIVIL WAR: THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

Pages 449-463 | Received 15 May 2012, Accepted 19 Oct 2012, Published online: 14 Jan 2013

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