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Terror and consent : the wars for the twenty-first century / Philip Bobbitt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2009.Edition: 1st American edDescription: x, 672 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141017662 (pbk.)
  • 014101766X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.325
LOC classification:
  • HV 6432 B663t 2009
Contents:
The new masque of terrorism -- The market state : arming terror -- Warfare against civilians -- Victory without parades -- The constitutional relationship between rights and powers -- Intelligence, information, and knowledge -- The strategic relationship between ends and means -- Terrorism : supply and demand -- The illusion of an American strategic doctrine -- Mise-en-scene : the properties of sovereignty -- Danse macabre : global governance and legitimacy -- The triage of terror.
Summary: A study of the new face of modern-day warfare integrates historical, legal, and strategic analyses to look at the concept of a "war on terror" from the perspective of governance, liberty, violence, and globalization, while examining its impact on public policy.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 6432 B663t 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000069558

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 647-661) and index.

The new masque of terrorism -- The market state : arming terror -- Warfare against civilians -- Victory without parades -- The constitutional relationship between rights and powers -- Intelligence, information, and knowledge -- The strategic relationship between ends and means -- Terrorism : supply and demand -- The illusion of an American strategic doctrine -- Mise-en-scene : the properties of sovereignty -- Danse macabre : global governance and legitimacy -- The triage of terror.

A study of the new face of modern-day warfare integrates historical, legal, and strategic analyses to look at the concept of a "war on terror" from the perspective of governance, liberty, violence, and globalization, while examining its impact on public policy.

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