Philip 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.

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

Part I: The idea of a war against terror: The new masque of terrorism -- The market state: arming terror -- Warfare against civilians -- Victory without parades / Part II: Law and strategy in the domestic theater of terror: The constitutional relationship between rights and powers -- Intelligence, information, and knowledge -- The strategic relationship between ends and means -- Terrorism: supply and demand / Part III: Strategy and law in the international theater of terror: The illusion of an American strategic doctrine -- Mise-en-scène : the properties of sovereignty -- Danse macabre : global governance and legitimacy -- The triage of terror / ConclusionL A plague treatise for the twenty-first century -- Coda.