Terror and Consent argues that, like so many states and civilizations in the past that suffered defeat, we are fighting the last war, with weapons and concepts that were useful to us then but have now been superseded. Philip Bobbitt argues that we need to reforge links that previous societies have made between law and strategy; to realize how the evolution of modern states has now produced a globally networked terrorism that will change as fast as we can identify it; to combine humanitarian interests with strategies of ...
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Terror and Consent argues that, like so many states and civilizations in the past that suffered defeat, we are fighting the last war, with weapons and concepts that were useful to us then but have now been superseded. Philip Bobbitt argues that we need to reforge links that previous societies have made between law and strategy; to realize how the evolution of modern states has now produced a globally networked terrorism that will change as fast as we can identify it; to combine humanitarian interests with strategies of intervention; and, above all, to rethink what 'victory' in such a war, if it is a war, might look like.
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New in fine dust jacket. Unread and in pristine condition apart from minor edgewear to dust jacket. We ship daily from our smoke-free, humidity-controlled premises. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 672 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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New in New jacket. Signed by Author(s) New York: Knopf [2008]. FIRST EDITION. First edition. SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. New/New. A pristine unread copy, very fine in all respects. Smoke-free. Shipped in well-padded box. Dust jacket comes with mylar wrapper. This book was purchased new and opened only for author to sign.
