Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State: Introducing the Castles Data

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Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State : Introducing the Castles Data. / Cappelen, Christoffer; Hariri, Jacob.

In: SSRN: Social Science Research Network , 2022.

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Cappelen, C & Hariri, J 2022, 'Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State: Introducing the Castles Data', SSRN: Social Science Research Network . https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4212429

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Cappelen, C., & Hariri, J. (2022). Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State: Introducing the Castles Data. SSRN: Social Science Research Network . https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4212429

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Cappelen C, Hariri J. Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State: Introducing the Castles Data. SSRN: Social Science Research Network . 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4212429

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Cappelen, Christoffer ; Hariri, Jacob. / Tracing the Origins of the Early Modern State : Introducing the Castles Data. In: SSRN: Social Science Research Network . 2022.

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