1 The themes introduced: law, the subject, sovereignty and certainty

2 Making good the lack: the form of the phantom in the progress from sovereignty to civility

3 The Scottish writing of the civility of the “Englishman”

4 The government of empire and its implications for the “metropolis”

5 Govetning the “natives” at home in nineteenth century Britain

6 Cultural studies, education and legality

7 The “problem” of the English discipline and the rise and possible fall of legal positivism

Conclusion

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