This new edition is fully updated to include: - Revised and thorough treatments of the themes of gender and religion and of the 1832 Reform Act - New sections on 'Commerce and Empire' and 'Britain and Europe' - Several new maps and charts - ...

As well as examining the foundation for Burke's thought, the book also provides much needed connections between the fields of history and political theory.

A concise and readable account of Burke's political philosophy.

This book explores the tensions and conflicts in these debates through a series of interdisciplinary essays from leading international scholars, each challenging the idea that the Eighteenth century was an age of order.

First published in 1973, this title offers a concise and readable account of Burke's political philosophy.