Edmund Burke and the conservative logic of empire /
"Edmund Burke, long considered modern conservatism's founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. However, Daniel O'Neill turns that latter belief on its head. This fresh and innovative book shows that Burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of t...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Berkeley series in British studies ;
10 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Edmund Burke's conservative logic of empire
- Burke and empire in context
- The new world
- India
- Ireland
- Conclusion: Ornamentalism, Orientalism, and the legacy of Burke's conservative logic of empire