Terror by consent
Subtitle: the modern state and the breach of the social contract
By: Lori J. Underwood.
Publisher: P.  Lang
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820486277
Subjects: Legitimacy of governments.; State, The.; Social contract.; Terrorism -- Political aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Terrorism and governance by consent; The state of nature; Forming a civil society; Contractual constraints on legitimacy; Civil foundations for terrorism; The rise of illegitimate, or "rogue" states; Illegitimate responses to terrorism; A return to legitimacy.