1 The themes introduced: law, the subject, sovereignty and certainty 1
2 Making good the lack: the form of the phantom in the progress from sovereignty to civility 48
3 The Scottish writing of the civility of the “Englishman” 82
4 The government of empire and its implications for the “metropolis” 114
5 Govetning the “natives” at home in nineteenth century Britain 146
6 Cultural studies, education and legality 164
7 The “problem” of the English discipline and the rise and possible fall of legal positivism 197
Conclusion 228
Bibliography 230
Index 250