1 option
The political economy of Edmund Burke : the role of property in his thought / by Francis Canavan.
LIBRA HB103.B87 C36 1995
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Canavan, Francis, 1917-2009.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
- Burke, Edmund.
- Economics--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Economics.
- Political science--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Political science.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Property.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 185 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- The basic theme of the book is that Burke saw property, and in particular the great masses of landed property, as the major check on the expansive power of the state, whether that meant the power of the revolutionary state in France or the power of the Crown in Britain.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0823215903
- 0823215911
- OCLC:
- 30971254
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.