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Maistre: Considerations on France
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Maistre: Considerations on France
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joseph de Maistre
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Edited by Richard A. Lebrun
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Introduction by Isaiah Berlin
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| Series | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:180 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 143 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521466288
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| Classifications | Dewey:944.04 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
3 November 1994 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Joseph de Maistre's Considerations on France is the best known French equivalent of Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. This new edition of Richard Lebrun's 1974 translation is introduced by Isaiah Berlin, with a bibliography and chronology by the translator. Published in 1797, the work of the self-exiled Maistre presents a providential interpretation of the French Revolution and argues for a new alliance of throne and altar under a restored Bourbon monarchy. Although the Directory and then Napoleon delayed Maistre's influence within France until the Restoration, he is now acknowledged as the most eloquent spokesperson for continental conservatism. Considerations on France was a shrewd piece of propaganda, but, as Isaiah Berlin contends, by arguing his case in broad historical, philosophical and religious terms, Maistre raises issues of enduring importance.
Reviews"Maistre's austere, cutting ideas might even be seen by some as having acquired an increased sense of immediacy." Mark Wegierski, The Review of Metaphysics
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