Historiography, Empire and the Rule of Law - Imagined Constitutions, Remembered Legalities

Informationen zum Autor Ian Duncanson Zusammenfassung Historiography, Empire and the Rule of Law considers the intersection of these terms in the historical development of what has come to be known as the ‘rule of law’. The book will be invaluable for all those engaged in research and the postgraduate study of socio-legal and constitutional studies, and early modern and modern history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. The Themes Introduced: Law, The Subject, Sovereignty and Certainty; Chapter 2.Making Good the Lack: The Form of the Phantom in the Progress from Sovereignty to Civility; Chapter 3. The Scottish Writing of the Civility of the ‘Englishman’; Chapter 4. The Government of Empire and its Implications for the ‘Metropolis’; Chapter 5. Governing The ‘Natives’ At Home In Nineteenth Century Britain; Chapter 6. Culture Studies, Education and Legality; Chapter 7. The ‘Problem’ of the English Discipline and the Rise and Possible Fall of Legal Positivism; Conclusion.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ian Duncanson, Ian (Griffith University Duncanson, Duncanson Ian
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 06.10.2011
• EAN: 9780415678865
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67886-5
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit civil; LAW / General, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, International Law, LAW / Judicial Power, Colonialism & imperialism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Social Law, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Social law and Medical law, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems