Reflections on the Revolution in France - Paperback
by Edmund Burke
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edmund Burke, Conor Cruise O'Brien (Introduction by)Series:English LibraryAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1982-12-16Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140432046ISBN-10:140432043UPC:9780140432046Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Military, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:France, Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:7.90 x 5.06 x 0.97 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCKC6ZFA3W
Reflections on the Revolution in France
'To make a revolution is to subvert the ancient state of our country; and no common reasons are called for to justify so violent a proceeding'
Burke's seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses, including the Reign of Terror. A scathing attack on the revolution's attitudes to existing institutions,...
Series: English Library
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140432046ISBN-10:140432043UPC:9780140432046Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Military, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:France, Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:7.90 x 5.06 x 0.97 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCKC6ZFA3W
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College. A lifelong member of Parliament, Burke was the author of A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful, A Vindication of Natural Society, and Reflections on the Revolution in France.
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