Edmund Burke as Historian War, Order and Civilisation /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sato, Sora (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Great Britain-History.; Intellectual life-History.; History-Philosophy.; Political philosophy.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Intellectual Studies.; Philosophy of History.; Political Philosophy.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of Edmund Burke's historical thought, a neglected area of both Burke scholarship and historiography. Ranging from Burke's general conception of history to his accounts of English, European, American, Irish and Asian-Muslim history, this book offers...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. English History: Conquest, Antiquity and National Spirit
• 3. European History: Vigour, Enthusiasm and Principles
• 4. The History of the Americas: The Spread and Transformation of 'Europe'
• 5. Irish History: Antiquity, Conquest and Incomplete Liberty
• 6. The History of Asian-Muslim Nations: 'The Garden of Eden'?
• 7. Conclusion: Burke and History.