Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-first CenturyPhilip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam but the emergence of market states (like the U.S. and the E.U.), Bobbitt warns of an era where weapons of mass destruction will be commodified and the wealthiest societies even more vulnerable to destabilizing, demoralizing terror. Unflinching in his analysis, Bobbitt addresses the deepest themes of history, law and strategy. |
Contents
Plagues in the Time of Feast | 3 |
THE IDEA OF A WAR AGAINST TERROR | 21 |
The New Masque of Terrorism | 23 |
Arming Terror | 85 |
Warfare Against Civilians | 125 |
Victory Without Parades | 180 |
LAW AND STRATEGY IN THE DOMESTIC THEATER OF TERROR | 239 |
The Constitutional Relationship Between Rights and Powers | 241 |
Supply and Demand | 397 |
STRATEGY AND LAW IN THE INTERNATIONAL THEATER OF TERROR | 427 |
The Illusion of an American Strategic Doctrine | 429 |
The Properties of Sovereignty | 452 |
Global Governance and Legitimacy | 484 |
The Triage of Terror | 511 |
Acknowledgments | 553 |
Selected Bibliography | 651 |
Intelligence Information and Knowledge | 289 |
The Strategic Relationship Between Ends and Means | 350 |
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