The administrative anatomy of failure: The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925

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The administrative anatomy of failure : The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925. / Ikonomou, Haakon Andreas.

In: Contemporary European History, Vol. 30, No. 3, 08.2021, p. 321-334.

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Ikonomou, HA 2021, 'The administrative anatomy of failure: The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925', Contemporary European History, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777320000624

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Ikonomou, H. A. (2021). The administrative anatomy of failure: The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925. Contemporary European History, 30(3), 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777320000624

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Ikonomou HA. The administrative anatomy of failure: The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925. Contemporary European History. 2021 Aug;30(3):321-334. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777320000624

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Ikonomou, Haakon Andreas. / The administrative anatomy of failure : The League of Nations Disarmament Section, 1919-1925. In: Contemporary European History. 2021 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 321-334.

Bibtex

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