Reflections on the Revolution in France

Bibliographic Data

ID23166320
AuthorsEdmund Burke (0000-0003-0712-4762, corresponding author), Darrin M Mcmahon
EditorsFrank M Turner
Year2017
Pages368
Publication date2017-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReflections on the Revolution in France (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherYale University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.12987/9780300134865
OpenAlexW4206070182
Open LibraryOL28993912M
ISBN9780300134865
LanguageEN
Citations received6

The most enduring work of its time, Reflections on the Revolution in France was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke’s analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This outstanding new edition of the Reflections presents Burke’s famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank M. Turner and four lively critical essays by leading scholars. The volume sets the Reflections in the context of Western political thought, highlights its ongoing relevance to contemporary debates, and provides abundant critical notes, a glossary, and a glossary-index to ensure its accessibility. Contributors to the book examine various provocative aspects of Burke’s thought. Conor Cruise O’Brien explores Burke’s hostility to theory,” Darrin McMahon considers Burke’s characterization of the French Enlightenment, Jack Rakove contrasts the views of Burke and American constitutional framers on the process of drawing up constitutions, and Alan Wolfe investigates Burke, the social sciences, and liberal democracy.

American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · 1789-1799 · Edmund Burke (1729-1797) · France · Great britain · politics and government · Public opinion · revolution, causes