Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691145113 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1032 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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While Burke was a passionately energetic statesman, he was also a deeply original thinker. In the process, it overturns the conventional picture of a partisan of tradition against progress. He grappled with the significance of the British Empire in India, fought for reconciliation with the American colonies, and was a vocal critic of national policy during three European wars. Empire and Revolution depicts him as a philosopher-in-action who evaluated the political realities of the day through the lens of Enlightenment thought, variously drawing on the ideas of such figures as Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Hume.A boldly ambitious work of scholarship, this book challenges us to rethink the legacy of Burke and the turbulent era in which he played so pivotal a role.. He also advocated reform in Britain, pressed for constitutional change in Ireland, and became a central
He is the author of Peace in Ireland: The War of Ideas and the coeditor of Political Judgement. Richard Bourke is professor in the history of political thought and codirector of the Centre for the Study of the History of Political Thought at Queen Mary University of London.
Bourke does it wonderfully. All future historians of ideas who intend to work on Burke will need to engage with the arguments of this book."--David Womersley, Standpoint"Richard Bourke's Empire and Revolution is the finest of intellectual portraits the definitive account of a life in ideas and politics. But reductionism of this sort won't do, as Richard Bourke shows in his erudite and compelling study of Burke's political life."--Colin Kidd, London Review of Books"An intensely rewarding read, which combines careful historical scholarship and deep archival research with philosophical nuance and insight. Few intellectual historians would wish for a better illustration of their sub-discipline than Bourke's in this study, where the development of concepts and the related evolution of vocabulary ar
Power and Freedom Christian Schlect A brilliant review and analysis of the works of one of history's great political minds.This is a book for those interested in such diverse political situations in the 18th century as revolutionary France, India under the East India Company, America's independence, and Ireland under the thumb of protestant England. These all have clear echos to the present day.Professor Richard Bourke, the author, is a scholar of the highest level. The detailed knowledge mined in order to write "Empire & Revolution" is impressive to this reader. It will win prizes.Caution: This is not a comprehensive biogra. Amazon Customer said an amazing portrait of a man of genius. Be patient;reread;underline;review and toil;an amazing portrait of a man of genius: Edmund Burke, the writer who every undergraduate has read especially as the writer of the French Revolution.. The Fruits of Long and Careful Study Carl Richard Bourke began developing this history of Edmund Burke’s political thought in 1991. Published in 2015, "Empire & Revolution" uses Burke as a window into the eighteenth century articulations of British imperial power, exploring the way that Burke approached relations between Britain, Ireland, America, India, and France. It's Bourke on Burke in the best way possible.The book begins with Burke’s boyhood in Ireland, which fascinated me. I hadn't realized that Burke was Irish (never having studied him in any great detail before this). Because of my longstanding interest in Iri