Historiography, Empire And The Rule Of Law: Imagined Constitutions, Remembered Legalities

Synopsis

The Themes Introduced : Law, The Subject, Sovereignty, And Certainty -- Making Good The Lack : The Form Of The Phantom In The Progress From Sovereignty To Civility -- The Scottish Writing Of The Civility Of The Englishman -- The Government Of Empire And Its Implications For The Metropolis -- Governing The Natives At Home In Nineteenth Century Britain -- Cultural Studies, Education, And Legality -- The Problem Of The English Discipline And The Rise And Possible Fall Of Legal Positivism. Ian Duncanson. A Glasshouse Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [230]-249) And Index.