Edmund Burke
Subtitle: the first conservative
By: Jesse Norman
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780465058976
Subjects: Politics and government; Orators; Biography; Political scientists; Statesmen
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Life.  An Irishman abroad, 1730-1759 ; In and out of power, 1759-1774 ; Ireland, America and King Mob, 1774-1780 ; India, economical reform and the King's madness, 1780-1789 ; Reflecting on revolution, 1789-1797; title: Part 2. Thought.  Reputation, reason and the enlightenment project ; The social self ; Forging modern politics ; The rise of liberal individualism ; The recovery of value; title: Conclusion: Burke today.