Edmund Burke and the Conservative Logic of Empire

Edmund Burke, long considered modern conservatisms founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. However, Daniel ONeill turns that latter belief on its head. This fresh and innovative book shows that Burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of the British Empire in the eighteenth century, whether in the New World, India, or Ireland. Moreover - and against a growing body of contemporary scholarship that rejects the very notion that Burke was an exemplar of conservatism - ONeill demonstrates that Burkes defense of empire was in fact ideologically consistent with his conservative opposition to the French Revolution.

About the author

Daniel I. O’Neill is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. He is the author of The Burke-Wollstonecraft Debate: Savagery, Civilization, and Democracy.

Summary

Edmund Burke, long considered modern conservatism's founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. This book shows that Burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of the British Empire in the eighteenth century, whether in the new world, India, or Ireland.

Additional text

"O'Neill establishes Burke's defense of empire in detail, and it is a fascinating juxtaposition to most of the colonial rhetoric that has been parsed by political theorists."

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Daniel Neill, O&apos, Daniel O'Neill, Daniel O''neill, O'Neill Daniel
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9780520287839
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28783-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies; A.I.M.E.CONF REF GORDON & BREACH; Berkeley Series in British Studies - CAUP
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Political structure & processes, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political structure and processes, C 1700 To C 1800