Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
ISBN 13 | 9780140432046 |
Book Description | 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. |
Language | English |
Author | Edmund Burke |
Editor | Conor Cruise O'Brien |
Publication Date | 16 December 1982 |
Number of Pages | 416 |
Reflections On The Revolution In France paperback english - 16 December 1982