Author

Contributions

  • P. J. Marshall (Editor) - Contributor
  • John A. Woods (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

1968-07-02 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

160,500 words, Guess

Page Count

642 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7715549M
  • ISBN-139780521043786
  • ISBN-100521043786
  • OCLC Control Number399752
  • Library of Congress Control Number58005615
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  • Goodreads2926478

Classifications

  • LCCDA506.B9 A18

Description

"Edmund Burke PC (12 January [NS] 1729[1] ? 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. The latter led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig party, which he dubbed the "Old Whigs", in opposition to the pro?French Revolution "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals in the 19th century. Since the 20th century, he has generally been viewed as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism, as well as a representative of classical liberalism."--Wikipedia.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Correspondence of Edmund BurkeHardcoverCambridge University Press1968-07-02

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