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Titel
The intellectual life of Edmund Burke : from the sublime and beautiful to American independence
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Belknap Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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Beschreibungen/Notizen
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • "This intellectual biography examines the first three decades of Burke’s professional life. His protest against the cruelties of English society and his criticism of all unchecked power laid the groundwork for his later attacks on abuses of government in India, Ireland, and France. Bromwich allows us to see the youthful skeptic, wary of a social contract based on “nature”; the theorist of love and fear in relation to “the sublime and beautiful”; the advocate of civil liberty, even in the face of civil disorder; the architect of economic reform; and the agitator for peace with America. [...] Burke is commonly seen as the father of modern conservatism. Bromwich reveals the matter to be far more subtle and interesting. Burke was a defender of the rights of disfranchised minorities and an opponent of militarism. His politics diverge from those of any modern party, but all parties would be wiser for acquaintance with his writing and thoughts."-- (Verlagstext)
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISBN: 9780674729704
OCLC-Nummer: 881681996, 881681996
Titel-ID: 990017633500106463

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