The The Evils of Revolution - Brossura

Burke, Edmund

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ISBN 10: 014103680X ISBN 13: 9780141036809

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2008

Riassunto

Written at a time when most of Europe supported the French Revolution, Edmund Burke’s prescient and, at the time, controversial denunciation of its mob rule predicted the Terror, began the modern conservative tradition and still serves as a warning to those who seek to reshape societies through violence.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

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L'autore

Edmund Burke (1729 - 97) was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1750 he entered the Middle Temple in London but soon left law for literature. His Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and the Beautiful influenced many writers of the Romantic period. An MP in the Whig Party, he championed the cause of Catholic emancipation and was involved in the governing of India.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 014103680X
• ISBN 13: 9780141036809
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 96