The long arm of the Arab state

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The long arm of the Arab state. / Tsourapas, Gerasimos.

In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 43, No. 2, 26.01.2020, p. 351-370.

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Tsourapas, G 2020, 'The long arm of the Arab state', Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 351-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2019.1585558

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Tsourapas, G. (2020). The long arm of the Arab state. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 43(2), 351-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2019.1585558

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Tsourapas G. The long arm of the Arab state. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2020 Jan 26;43(2):351-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2019.1585558

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Tsourapas, Gerasimos. / The long arm of the Arab state. In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 43, No. 2. pp. 351-370.

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