Reflections on the Revolution in FranceBroadview Press, 22 wrz 2021 - 306 This abridgement of Reflections on the Revolution in France preserves the dynamism of Edmund Burke’s polemic while excising a number of detail-laden passages that may be of less interest to modern readers. Brian R. Clack’s introduction offers a compelling overview of the text and explores the consistency and coherence of Burke’s views on revolution. Burke’s critique of revolutionary politics is illuminated further by the extensive supplementary materials collected in a number of themed appendices. |
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... reform and suddenly became a reactionary defender of the monarchical status quo. Clack's introduction is masterful—gracefully written, balanced, and well researched. Nearly every anticipation I felt as I read was met, as Clack has both ...
... reform and suddenly became a reactionary defender of the monarchical status quo. Clack's introduction is masterful—gracefully written, balanced, and well researched. Nearly every anticipation I felt as I read was met, as Clack has both ...
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... Reform and Innovation • 225 1. From “Speech on St. George's Fields Massacre” (8 March 1769) • 225 2. From Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770) • 226 3. From “Speech on the Bill for Explaining the Powers of Juries in ...
... Reform and Innovation • 225 1. From “Speech on St. George's Fields Massacre” (8 March 1769) • 225 2. From Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770) • 226 3. From “Speech on the Bill for Explaining the Powers of Juries in ...
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... reform as opposed to dramatic, innovative, and theory-driven change; an awareness, both of the unintended consequences of theoretically appealing plans, and of the latent functions of extant institutions; a stress on the positive value ...
... reform as opposed to dramatic, innovative, and theory-driven change; an awareness, both of the unintended consequences of theoretically appealing plans, and of the latent functions of extant institutions; a stress on the positive value ...
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... reform, and he became known for his exertions against what he would later call “the persecutions of oppressive power”:2 the plight of the Catholics of Ireland under the Protestant Ascendancy; that of the people of India suffering under ...
... reform, and he became known for his exertions against what he would later call “the persecutions of oppressive power”:2 the plight of the Catholics of Ireland under the Protestant Ascendancy; that of the people of India suffering under ...
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... reforms, statesmen should be guided by ancient practice and by reverence for the wisdom of the ages, and not by the theoretical innovations of bold experimenters. As he declared in his speech on Charles James Fox's East India Bill, “I ...
... reforms, statesmen should be guided by ancient practice and by reverence for the wisdom of the ages, and not by the theoretical innovations of bold experimenters. As he declared in his speech on Charles James Fox's East India Bill, “I ...
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Background Materials | 159 |
Burke and the American Revolution | 182 |
Burkes First Responses to the French Revolution | 195 |
Burkes Later Thoughts on the Revolution | 207 |
Burke on Reform and Innovation | 225 |
Burke on Rousseau and The Philosophy of Vanity | 243 |
Contemporary Responses to Burkes Censure of the French Revolution | 252 |
Delivered Over to Infamy at the End of a Long Life | 289 |
Works Cited and Select Bibliography | 296 |
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