Reflections on the Revolution in France Paperback - 1982
by Edmund Burke; Introduction by Conor Cruise O'Brien
Summary
‘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, property and religion, it makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs, argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change – and deplores the influence Burke feared the revolution might have in Britain. Reflections on the Revolution in France is now widely regarded as a classic statement of conservative political thought, and is one of the eighteenth century’s great works of political rhetoric.
Conor Cruise O’Brien’s introduction examines the contemporary political situation in England and Ireland and its influence on Burke’s point of view. He highlights Burke’s brilliant grasp of social and political forces and discusses why the book has remained so significant for over two centuries.
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- Title Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Author Edmund Burke; Introduction by Conor Cruise O'Brien
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1982-12-16
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780140432046 / 0140432043
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.06 x 0.97 in (20.07 x 12.85 x 2.46 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects History, Great Britain
- Dewey Decimal Code 944.04
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