Terror by Consent
Subtitle: The Modern State and the Breach of the Social Contract
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing; Peter Lang
Published: September 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780820486277
Subjects: History & Theory - General; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Legitimacy of governments; Social contract; State, The; Politics/International Relations
Description: "Terror by Consent is an analysis of social contract theory as it is applied to problems in the modern world, including poverty, terrorism, ideological warfare, and political cynicism. The initial chapters of this book summarize and critique major social contract theories, including those of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Rawls. Subsequent chapters address modern political issues such as governmental legitimacy, allocation of scarce resources, ideological crises, and the rise of terrorism."--Jacket.