Edmund Burke

Revolutionary Writings

Herausgeber: Hampsher-Monk, Iain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

New edition of the leading theoretical articulation against the French Revolution which brings together for the first time Burke's first and last published thoughts on the revolution as well as his Letter on a Regicide Peace. A comprehensive introduction and thorough annotations open up this classic text to modern readers.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9780521605090
• ISBN-10: 0521605091
• Artikelnr.: 39633825

Autorenporträt

Edmund Burke (1729 - 9 July 1797) was an Irish-British statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. Burke was a proponent of underpinning virtues with manners in society and of the importance of religious institutions for the moral stability and good of the state. These views were expressed in his A Vindication of Natural Society. He criticised the actions of the British government towards the American colonies, including its taxation policies. In the 19th century, Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals. Subsequently, in the 20th century, he became widely regarded, especially in the United States, as the philosophical founder of conservatism.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Editor's introduction
Further reading
Chronology
Notes
A note on the texts
Reflections on the Revolution in France
The first Letter on a Regicide Peace
Appendix A (variant reading from A Regicide Peace)
Index.