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Edmund Burke
Series: Vintage Lives
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This book is ideal for readers interested in historical biography, political philosophy, and 18th-century history, particularly those keen to understand the legacy of Edmund Burke and his impact on modern political discourse.
Edmund Burke
Statesman, political thinker, orator and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke was one of the greatest minds of the eighteenth century. His ideas and principles were expressed in the great debates over liberty, the rights of man and the American and French Revolutions, and are among the most important in modern history.
'A book by the greatest living Irishman on the greatest Irishman who ever lived' Independent 20020218
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A rich and fascinating biography of an extraordinary man. Statesman, political thinker, orator and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke was one of the greatest minds of the 18th century. His ideas and principles were expressed in the great debates over liberty, the rights of man and the American and French Revolutions, and are among the most important in modern history.
Edmund Burke by Conor Cruise O'Brien offers an insightful perspective on Burke's legacy. As a critical figure in shaping political thought, Burke's contributions remain relevant in understanding the principles that underpin modern civil society.
Series: Vintage Lives
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Praised by Paul Johnson of the Independent as "a book by the greatest living Irishman on the greatest Irishman who ever lived," and lauded by John Patrick Diggins in the New York Times Book Review as "a brilliant work of narrative sweep and analytic depth," this biography is considered a literary gift to political thought.
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ISBN: 9780099433446
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 257g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Connor Cruise O'Brien was born in 1917. A writer and diplomat, he was the United Nations special representative in the Congo in 1961. To Katanga and Back (1962), a book drawing on these experiences, is a classic in modern African history. In 1965 O'Brien took a Chair at New York University. He has been pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin since 1973, and was Editor in Chief of the Observer between 1978 and 1981. One of the most outspoken opponents of the IRA, O'Brien has written a number of treatises against the dangers of the myths of Irish republicanism and, in 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland negotiating forum as a member of the new UK Unionist Party. Among his many publications are Parnell and his Party (1957), Writers and Politics (1965), States of Ireland (1972), and The Siege (1986). He published his autobiography, Memoir- My Life and Themes, in 1998.
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