On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and LettersYale University Press, 01.01.2000 - 525 Seiten The great British statesman Edmund Burke had a genius for political argument, and his impassioned speeches and writings shaped English public life in the second half of the eighteenth century. This anthology of Burke's speeches, letters, and pamphlets, selected, introduced, and annotated by David Bromwich, shows Burke to be concerned with not only preserving but also reforming the British empire. Bromwich includes eighteen works of Burke, all but one in its complete form. These writings, among them the "Speech on Conciliation with the American Colonies," A Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, the "Speech at Guildhall Previous to the Election" of 1780, the "Speech on Fox's India Bill," A Letter to a Noble Lord, and several private letters, demonstrate the depth of Burke's efforts to reform the empire in India, America, and Ireland. On these various fronts he defended the human rights of native peoples, the respect owed to partners in trade, and the civil liberties that the empire was losing at home while extending its power abroad. |
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Speech at His Arrival at Bristol 1774 | 43 |
To William Burgh 9 February 1775 | 58 |
A Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs | 135 |
Two Letters to Gentlemen in Bristol on the Trade | 184 |
Some Thoughts on the Approaching Executions 1780 | 199 |
Speech at Bristol Guildhall Previous to the Election 1780 | 210 |
To the Earl of Hillsborough and Lord Viscount | 258 |
Speech on Reform of Representation 1782 | 268 |
To Miss Mary Palmer 19 January 1786 | 371 |
Hastings 1788 | 377 |
To CharlesJeanFrançois Depont November 1789 | 401 |
A Letter to Richard Burke on Protestant | 415 |
Preface to Brissots Address | 440 |
A Letter to a Noble Lord 1796 | 464 |
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On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters Edmund Burke,David Bromwich Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2000 |
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