Reflections on the Revolution in France: And On The Proceedings In Certain Societies In London Relative To That Event (Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries) - Softcover

Burke, Edmund

 
9781108061285: Reflections on the Revolution in France: And On The Proceedings In Certain Societies In London Relative To That Event (Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries)

Synopsis

Reissued here is one of the most influential works of Western political thought and rhetoric, first published in 1790.

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Book Description

First published in 1790, when the French Revolution was still young, this remains one of the most influential works of Western political thought and rhetoric. Regarded as a founder of modern conservatism, Edmund Burke (1729–97) provoked many responses with this attack on radicalism, including Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.

About the Author

Edmund Burke, III is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the editor of "Rethinking World History: Essays on Europe, Islam and World History" by Marshall G.S. Hodgson (1993) and co-editor (with Ira Lapidus) of "Islam, Politics, and Social Movements" (California, 1988).

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