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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777808403321

Autore

Burke Edmund <1729-1797.>

Titolo

Reflections on the revolution in France / / Edmund Burke ; edited by Frank M. Turner ; with essays by Darrin M. McMahon [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-73448-9

9786611734480

0-300-13486-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages)

Collana

Rethinking the Western Tradition

Altri autori (Persone)

TurnerFrank M <1944-2010.> (Frank Miller)

McMahonDarrin M

Disciplina

944.04

Soggetti

Public opinion - Great Britain - History - 18th century

France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Foreign public opinion, British

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contributors -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- Reflections on the Revolution in France -- Edmund Burke -- Edmund Burke and the Literary Cabal -- Why American Constitutionalism Worked -- Democracy, Social Science, and Rationality -- Suggested Readings -- Glossary Index

Sommario/riassunto

The most enduring work of its time, Reflections on the Revolution in France was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke's analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This outstanding new edition of the Reflections presents Burke's famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank M. Turner and four lively critical essays by leading scholars. The volume sets the Reflections in the context of Western political thought, highlights its ongoing relevance to contemporary debates, and provides abundant critical notes, a glossary, and a glossary-index to ensure its accessibility. Contributors to the book examine various provocative aspects of Burke's thought. Conor Cruise O'Brien explores Burke's hostility to "theory," Darrin McMahon considers Burke's characterization of the French Enlightenment, Jack Rakove contrasts the views of Burke



and American constitutional framers on the process of drawing up constitutions, and Alan Wolfe investigates Burke, the social sciences, and liberal democracy.