Part of a three-volume set, this text presents selected work of Edmund Burke on English history and political thought. This first volume contains Burke's defence of the American colonists' complaints of British policy and includes "Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents"(1770), "Speech on American Taxation"(1774), and "Speech on Conciliation"(1775). Volume Two in the set consists of Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France". Volume Three presents his "Letters on a Regicide Peace"(1795-1796). The text includes notes and introductory essays by E. J. Payne.
| ISBN: | 9780865971639 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 1999 |
| Author: | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher: | Liberty Fund Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary essays History of the Americas Political science and theory |