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Edmund Burke : the first conservative
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Edmund Burke : the first conservative / Jesse Norman.
ISBN
9780465058976
0465058973
Published
New York : Basic Books, c2013.
Physical Description
325 p. : ill. ports, maps ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 29, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-305) and index.
Contents
Part 1. Life. An Irishman abroad, 1730-1759 ; In and out of power, 1759-1774 ; Ireland, America and King Mob, 1774-1780 ; India, economical reform and the King's madness, 1780-1789 ; Reflecting on revolution, 1789-1797
Part 2. Thought. Reputation, reason and the enlightenment project ; The social self ; Forging modern politics ; The rise of liberal individualism ; The recovery of value
Conclusion: Burke today.
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