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Introduction -- Chapter Once -- An overview of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Law and its historical changes -- Chapter Two -- An English translation of the Contemporary Japan SDF Law -- Chapter Three -- The official Japanese version of the Contemporary Japan SDF Law -- About the editors.

Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --A Note on Conventions --1. Introduction --2. The Project of Enlightened Civilization --3. Translation Techniques and Language --4. Constructing Liberty --5. Differentiating Right and Sovereignty --6. Representing the People, Imagining Society --7. Conclusion --Notes --Glossary of Translation Words --Bibliography --Index --About the Author

This is a highly original, interdisciplinary study of the archaic Greek word nomos and its family of words. Includes extracts from ancient sources, in both the original and English translation, to give us a new and complete understanding of nomos and its foundational place in the Western legal tradition