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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke was the dominant political thinker of the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England. His reputation depends less on his role as a practising politician than on his ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context of political theory. Above all, he commented on change. He tried to teach lessons about how change should be managed, what limits should not be transgresse...
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 15 June 2009
- Format: Paperback 352 pages
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- Categories: Literary Essays | Literary Studies: General | Political Science & Theory | European History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | French Revolution
- ISBN 13: 9780199539024 ISBN 10: 0199539022
- Sales rank: 61,956
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Full description for Reflections on the Revolution in France
Edmund Burke was the dominant political thinker of the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England. His reputation depends less on his role as a practising politician than on his ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context of political theory. Above all, he commented on change. He tried to teach lessons about how change should be managed, what limits should not be transgressed, and what should be reverently preserved. Burke's generation was much in need of advice on these matters. The Industrial Revolution, the American Revolution, and catastrophically, the French Revolution presented challenges of terrible proportions. They could promise paradise or threaten anarchy. Burke was acutely aware of how high the stakes were. The Reflections on the Revolution in France was a dire warning of the consequences that would follow the mismanagement of change.
