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Reflections on the revolution in France

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Oxford University Press, 1999 - History - 326 pages
This new and up-to-date edition of a book that has been central to political philosophy, history, and revolutionary thought for two hundred years offers readers a dire warning of the consequences that follow the mismanagement of change. Written for a generation presented with challenges of terrible proportions--the Industrial, American, and French Revolutions, to name the most obvious--Burke's Reflections of the Revolution in France displays an acute awareness of how high political stakes can be, as well as a keen ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context of political theory.

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OMG. This is basically a long stupid ****** rant. Have to read this for a class and write a dam summary and essay on this BS??? You can't understand what the **** his dam point is. The longest rant ... Read full review

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This spring I have been reading books on change and government since the Age of Enlightenment. The thing that has been most surprising to me is that the work that speaks most to me is this one by ... Read full review

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Contents

REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE
3
Letter to a Member of the National Assembly
251
Explanatory Notes
293
Index
323
Copyright

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About the author (1999)

Born and educated in Oxford, Leslie Mitchell is also the author of Charles James Fox (1992, #25).

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TitleReflections on the revolution in France
Oxford world's classics
World's classics
AuthorEdmund Burke
EditorLeslie George Mitchell
Editionreprint, reissue
PublisherOxford University Press, 1999
ISBN0192839780, 9780192839787
Length326 pages
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