The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume VIII: The French Revolution 1790-1794

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Clarendon Press, 1989 - 568 sider
This is the first edition of Burke's famous Reflections on the Revolution in France to appear for twenty years. No edition of his other writings on the Revolution has appeared for almost a century. In these years, the background against which Burke wrote has been much studied, throwing new light on his motives for commentating on France, and the reasons why his writings were both widely read and widely rejected. Published two hundred years after the outbreak of the French Revolution, this edition shows that the issues raised by the most influential commentaries on that Revolution have yet to be resolved.

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Born in Ireland in 1729, Edmund Burke was an English statesman, author, and orator who is best remembered as a formidable advocate for those who were victims of injustice. He was the son of a Dublin lawyer and had also trained to practice law. In the 1760s, Burke was elected to the House of Commons from the Whig party. Burke spent most of his career in Parliament as a member of the Royal Opposition, who was not afraid of controversy, as shown by his support for the American Revolution and for Irish/Catholic rights. His best-known work is Reflections on the French Revolution (1790). Some other notable works are On Conciliation with the American Colonies (1775) and Impeachment of Warren Hastings (1788). Edmund Burke died in 1797.

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TitelThe Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume VIII: The French Revolution 1790-1794
Bind 8 af The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke
Bind 8 af The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: The French Revolution 1790-1794, Leslie George Mitchell
Bind 8 af Works, Edmund Burke
ForfatterEdmund Burke
RedaktørerL. G. Mitchell, Paul Langford, William Burton Todd
Udgaveillustreret, genoptrykt
UdgiverClarendon Press, 1989
ISBN0198224222, 9780198224228
Længde568 sider
  
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