Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Published in 1790, two years before the start of the Terror, this work offered a remarkably prescient view of the chaos that lay ahead. It articulates a defense of property, religion, and traditional values.The Times Literary SupplementThis edition of Burke's classic text aims to locate Burke once again in his contemporary political and intellectual setting. It reprints the text of the first edition of the Reflections, and provides extensive notes and a comprehensive introduction.
Editor's PrefaceIntroduction: Edmund Burke: The Political Actor ThinkingReflections on the Revolution in France3Rethinking Reflections on the Revolution in France211Edmund Burke: Prophet Against the Tyranny of the Politics of Theory213Edmund Burke and the Literary Cabal: A Tale of Two Enlightenments233Why American Constitutionalism Worked248Democracy, Social Science, and Rationality, Reflections on Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France268Suggested Readings291Glossary-Index293
