Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Burke's seminal work on the French Revolution, and a fine example of conservative political thought

Burke's seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses, including the Reign of Terror. A scathing attack on the revolution's attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, it makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs, argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change - and deplores the influence Burke feared the revolution might have in Britain. Reflections on the Revolution in France is now widely regarded as a classic statement of conservative political thought, and is one of the eighteenth century's great works of political rhetoric.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140432046
Published: September 1982

Number of pages: 416
Width: 130 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 22 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd