Hot spots (Political science)
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Hot spots (Political science)
- Here are entered works on areas of civil, military, or political tension that sometimes flare up into major conflicts. Works on individual hot spots are entered under the name of the place with appropriate subdivision, e.g. Middle East--Politics and government--1979-
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007008610
- info:lc/authorities/sh2007008610
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2007008610#concept
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- Hotspots (Political science)
- Trouble spots (Political science)
Broader Terms
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Dent, David W. Hot spot. Latin America, 2008: ECIP galley (hot spot: potential current regional and global conflicts that are of major political and/or diplomatic concern; trouble spot; hotspots; "hot spots refer to security threats within nations that carry the potential to jeopardize the vital interests-regional stability, economic expansion, military cooperation and security, homeland security, hegemony, and access to raw materials")
- found: Merriam Webster dictionary website, Oct. 3, 2007: hot spot (3 : an area of political, military, or civil unrest usually considered dangerous <global hot spots>)
General Notes
- Here are entered works on areas of civil, military, or political tension that sometimes flare up into major conflicts. Works on individual hot spots are entered under the name of the place with appropriate subdivision, e.g. Middle East--Politics and government--1979-
Change Notes
- 2007-10-03: new
- 2007-11-09: revised
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