Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
Selected Letters of Edmund Burke

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1984-06

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0226080684

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Edmund Burke (1729-97) was a British statesman, a political philosopher, a literary critic, the grandfather of modern conservatism, and an elegant, prolific letter writer and prose stylist. His most important letters, filled with sparkling prose and profound insights, are gathered here for the first time in one volume. Arranged topically, the letters bring alive Burke's passionate views on such issues as party politics, reform and revolution, British relations with America, India, and Ireland, toleration and religion, and literary and philosophical concerns.

The Correspondence of Edmund Burke: July, 1789-Dec. 1791. Ed. by Alfred Cobban and Robert A. Smith
The Correspondence of Edmund Burke: July, 1789-Dec. 1791. Ed. by Alfred Cobban and Robert A. Smith

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13:

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"Edmund Burke PC (12 January [NS] 1729[1]? 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. The latter led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig party, which he dubbed the "Old Whigs", in opposition to the pro?French Revolution "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals in the 19th century. Since the 20th century, he has generally been viewed as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism, as well as a representative of classical liberalism."--Wikipedia.

Britain and Ireland in the Eighteenth-Century Crisis of Empire
Britain and Ireland in the Eighteenth-Century Crisis of Empire

Author: M. Powell

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2002-11-05

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0230286291

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This book examines the British government's policy towards Ireland during the imperial crisis of 1750-83, focusing on its attempts to reassert control over Ireland's increasingly hostile Protestant parliament and populace. Anglo-Irish relations are placed in a wider imperial framework, taking account of British policy towards its colonies, particularly India and America. This book reassesses the importance of Townshend and constant residency; the impact of the north ministry on Irish policy; the significance of legislative independence; the nature of British party attitudes toward Ireland, and the influence of Irish public opinion.