The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 13 (Classic Reprint)
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 13 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9780266727385

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Excerpt from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 13 The assumption of arbitrary power, in what ever shape it appeared, wh other under the veil of legitimacy, or skulking in the disguise of state necessity, or presenting the shadeless front of usurpation whether the prescriptive claim of ascendancy, or the brief career of oficial aui thorlty, or the newly-acquired dominion of a mob', was the sure. Object of his detestatiotl and hostility; His endeavours to stifle it is it! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edmund Burke

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781527658622

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Excerpt from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 8 -a Letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, to a Noble Lord, 'on the Attack: made upon him and his Pension, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Bed/o rd and the E art of Lauderdale Page 1. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Certainty of Doubt
The Certainty of Doubt

Author: Miles Fairburn

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780864733023

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"Essays ... written by Peter Munz's friends and colleagues to celebrate his 75th birthday ... themes ... [include] history, the philosophy of history, the philosophy of science and the problems of knowledge ... reflect[ing] ... Munz's intellectual interests and achievements"--Back cover.

Edmund Burke and the British Empire in the West Indies
Edmund Burke and the British Empire in the West Indies

Author: P. J. Marshall

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-07-04

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0192578138

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Edmund Burke was both a political thinker of the utmost importance and an active participant in the day-to-day business of politics. It is the latter role that is the concern of this book, showing Burke engaging with issues concerning the West Indies, which featured so largely in British concerns in the later eighteenth century. Initially, Burke saw the islands as a means by which his close connections might make their fortunes, later he was concerned with them as a great asset to be managed in the national interest, and, finally, he became a participant in debates about the slave trade. This volume adds a new dimension to assessments of Burke's views on empire, hitherto largely confined to Ireland, India, and America, and explores the complexities of his response to slavery. The system outraged his abundantly attested concern for the suffering caused by abuses of British power overseas, but one which he also recognised to be fundamental for sustaining the wealth generated by the West Indies, which he deemed essential to Britain's national power. He therefore sought compromises in the gradual reform of the system rather than immediate abolition of the trade or emancipation of the slaves.

The Waning of the West: an Inconvenient Truism
The Waning of the West: an Inconvenient Truism

Author: Peter J. Sandys

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2019-02-18

Total Pages: 1216

ISBN-13: 1480874442

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The Waning of the West: An Inconvenient Truism offers a comprehensive, geopolitical and philosophical commentary on global politics following the Cold War. Author Peter J. Sandys presents a series of extensive analyses on social and political movements and what kinds of challenges face the West in the twenty-first century. Sandys gives what he describes as a politically incorrect examination of political philosophy and the socialist transformation of the West. He’s critical of the present Western political arrangement and, after analyzing the different systems, offers recommendations as to the methods of solving the readily apparent impasse. Topics include: the screenplay of the Velvet Revolution; European federalism under German leadership; Russia’s newly found old identity; a critique of democracy; a critique of socialism; a critique of modern conservatism; and deteriorating social values. The Waning of the West: An Inconvenient Truism delivers Sandys’ thoughts on the rejection of liberal democracy and the condemnation of the Western elite. It goes on to outline a new system termed “the essential option” that has the manners, values, and qualities associated with meritorious aristocracy and is intended to gently steer Western culture and politics onto a more sustainable course.

Edmund Burke's Reflections On the Revolution in France
Edmund Burke's Reflections On the Revolution in France

Author: John Whale

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2000-06-10

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780719057878

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In this volume, leading Burke scholars offer new and challenging essays which allow us to reconsider the historical context in which Reflections on the Revolution in France was written, its reception, its engagement in the discourses of nationalism and toleration, its legacy to English and Irish writers of the Romantic period, and its impact within our contemporary cultural and critical theory. The volume demonstrates a range of interdisciplinary critical methods and cultural perspectives from which to read Burke's most famous work.