Reflections on the Revolution in France (Dover Value Editions) - Softcover

Burke, Edmund

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9780486445076: Reflections on the Revolution in France (Dover Value Editions)

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ISBN 10: 0486445070 ISBN 13: 9780486445076

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2006

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Published in 1790, two years before the start of the Terror, this work offered a remarkably prescient view of the chaos that lay ahead. A classic of political science and a cornerstone of modern conservative thought, it articulates a defense of property, religion, and traditional values that resonates with modern readers.

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" . . . [Reflections on the Revolution in France] will help both the student and the advanced scholar to engage with one of the founding texts of modernity, as well as providing, in its own right, an interpretive contribution to Burke studies." -- History of Political Thought

" Providing a fresh perspective on a much-studied classic, Clark' s edition is both innovative and informative. The first modern edition to reprint the text of the first edition of the "Reflections," it brings readers closer to the historic document. . . . This volume should become the starting point for serious study of the "Reflections,"" -- F. P. Lock, Queen' s University

," . . ["Reflections on the Revolution in France"] will help both the student and the advanced scholar to engage with one of the founding texts of modernity, as well as providing, in its own right, an interpretive contribution to Burke studies."--"History of Political Thought"

" . . . ["Reflections on the Revolution in France"] will help both the student and the advanced scholar to engage with one of the founding texts of modernity, as well as providing, in its own right, an interpretive contribution to Burke studies.""History of Political Thought""

" . . . [Reflections on the Revolution in France] will help both the student and the advanced scholar to engage with one of the founding texts of modernity, as well as providing, in its own right, an interpretive contribution to Burke studies."--History of Political Thought

"Providing a fresh perspective on a much-studied classic, Clark's edition is both innovative and informative. The first modern edition to reprint the text of the first edition of the Reflections, it brings readers closer to the historic document. . . . This volume should become the starting point for serious study of the Reflections."--F. P. Lock "Queen's University "

-Providing a fresh perspective on a much-studied classic, Clark's edition is both innovative and informative. The first modern edition to reprint the text of the first edition of the Reflections, it brings readers closer to the historic document. . . . This volume should become the starting point for serious study of the Reflections.---F. P. Lock -Queen's University -

- . . . [Reflections on the Revolution in France] will help both the student and the advanced scholar to engage with one of the founding texts of modernity, as well as providing, in its own right, an interpretive contribution to Burke studies.---History of Political Thought

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