Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is one of the major texts in the western intellectual tradition. This book describes Burke's political and intellectual world, stressing the importance of the idea of 'property' in Burke's thought. It then focuses more closely on Burke's personal and political situation in the late 1780s to explain how the Reflections came to be written. The central part of the study discusses the meaning and interpretation of the work. In the last part of the book the author surveys the pamphlet controversy which the Reflections generated, paying particular attention to the most famous of the replies, Tom Paine's Rights of Man. It also examines the subsequent reputation of the Reflections from the 1790s to the modern day, noting how often Burke has fascinated even writers who have disliked his politics.
| ISBN: | 9780415555685 |
| Publication date: | 6th October 2009 |
| Author: | F P Lock |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Political Science |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Social and political philosophy |
Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is one of the major texts in the western intellectual tradition. This book describes Burke's political and intellectual world, stressing the importance of the idea of 'property' in Burke's thought. It then focuses more closely on Burke's personal and political situation in the late 1780s to explain how the Reflections came to be written. The central part of the study discusses the meaning and interpretation of the work. In the last part of the book the author surveys the pamphlet controversy which the Reflections generated, paying particular attention to the most famous of the replies, Tom Paine's Rights of Man. It also examines the subsequent reputation of the Reflections from the 1790s to the modern day, noting how often Burke has fascinated even writers who have disliked his politics.
Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (Routledge Library Editions features in the following genres: Politics and government, Social and political philosophy
Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (Routledge Library Editions is available in Hardback
Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (Routledge Library Editions was written by F P Lock and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (Routledge Library Editions has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions: Political Science series
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