Description
This highly readable book offers a contemporary interpretation of the political thought of Edmund Burke, drawing on his experiences to illuminate and address fundamental questions of politics and society that are of particular interest today. In Edmund Burke for Our Time, Byrne asserts that Burke's politics is reflective of unique and sophisticated ideas about how people think and learn and about determinants of political behavior.
About the Author
William F. Byrne is Associate Professor of Government and Politics at St. John's University in New York.
Reviews
Byrne's prose is highly readable, and his reading of Burke both plausible and illuminating.
* National Review *Book Information
ISBN 9780875806495
Author William F. Byrne
Format Hardback
Page Count 238
Imprint Northern Illinois University Press
Publisher Cornell University Press
Weight(grams) 907g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm