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Political Science History & Theory

Burke’s Politics

A Study in Whig Orthodoxy

by (author) Frederick Dreyer

Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2010
Category
History & Theory, Political, Natural Law
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554586745
    Publish Date
    Oct 2010
    List Price
    $32.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554584659
    Publish Date
    Dec 1979
    List Price
    $34.99

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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.

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.

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