{"product_id":"edmund-burke-paperback-softback-9781509538652","title":"Edmund Burke (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509538652","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEdmund Burke\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoss Carroll (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509538652, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a deft and exciting book – the best short scholarly account of Burke, written with clarity and authority. Burke remains one of the few great philosopher-statesmen of modern history, and Ross Carroll offers an original, compelling, and judicious analysis of his thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Bourke, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ross Carroll has written a nuanced and learned study of Burke’s intellectual and political life, which is the best introduction to Burke’s political theory and the starting point for any student interested in his politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Skjönsberg, The Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best short introduction to Burke’s political thought.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003elawliberty.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A remarkable introduction to [Burke's] ideas - synthetic, clear and pedagogical.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooksletter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This fascinating and eminently readable book should help to reclaim Ireland's foremost historical political thinker for a wider audience.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Political\u003c\/i\u003e Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A taut and much-needed introduction to the British philosopher-statesman that should be a starting point for any student in their initiation into Burke studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Review of Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew thinkers have provoked such violently opposing reactions as Edmund Burke. A giant of eighteenth-century political and intellectual life, Burke has been praised as a prophet who spied the terror latent in revolutionary or democratic ideologies, and condemned as defender of social hierarchy and outmoded political institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoss Carroll tempers these judgments by situating Burke’s arguments in relation to the political controversies of his day. Burke’s writings must be understood as rhetorically brilliant exercises in political persuasion aimed less at defending abstract truths than at warning his contemporaries about the corrosive forces – ideological, social, and political – that threatened their society. Drawing on Burke’s enormous corpus, Carroll presents a nuanced portrait of Burke as, above all, a diagnostician of political misrule, whether domestic, foreign, or imperial. Burke’s lasting value, Carroll argues, derives less from the content of his specific positions than from the difficult questions he forces us to ask of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis engaging and illuminating account of Burke’s work is a vital reference for students and scholars of history, philosophy, and political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 The Foundations of Society\u003cbr\u003e2 Representation and Political Association\u003cbr\u003e3 Political Reform and Constitutional Change\u003cbr\u003e4 Freedom and Revolution\u003cbr\u003e5 Conquest and Colonisation\u003cbr\u003e6 Corporate Tyranny and Imperial Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453540036888,"sku":"9781509538652","price":17.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509538652.jpg?v=1785286054","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/edmund-burke-paperback-softback-9781509538652","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}