Burke's Politics: A Study in Whig Orthodoxy

by Frederick Dreyer

Overview

Edmund Burke claimed to be a practical politician, rather than a theorist. Nevertheless, says the author, Burke held consistent political principles which form a coherent political theory. By examining concepts such as natural laws, natural society, civil society, and history in Burke’s speeches and writings, the author comes to some conclusions about Burke’s political theory and its relation to commonly accepted eighteenth-century political doctrines. Succinct and balanced, this study will be of particular interest to political theorists and historians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554586745
Publisher:	Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication date:	10/30/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	583 KB

About the Author

Frederick A. Dreyer is Associate Professor of History at the University of Western Ontario. He holds the Ph.D. degree from St. Andrews University, Scotland. He has contributed articles on Burke and British political history to various learned journals, including the Journal of Modern History and the English Historical Review.