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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450576503321

Titolo

An imaginative Whig [[electronic resource] ] : reassessing the life and thought of Edmund Burke / / edited with an introduction by Ian Crowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8262-6419-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CroweIan

Disciplina

941.07/3/092

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Soggetti

Political scientists - Great Britain

Statesmen - Great Britain

Orators - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on presentations from a conference held at the Russell Kirk Center, Mecosta, Mich., in May 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the significance of Edmund Burke's eighteenth-century writings on multiculturalism, the impact of postmodern and relativist methodologies, the boundaries of church-state relationships, and religious tolerance by emphasizing his career and his position on historiography, moral philosophy, jurisprudence, and philosophical skepticism"--Provided by publisher.