Title Edmund Burke and the invention of modern conservatism, 1830-1914 : an intellectual history / Emily Jones

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Oxford historical monographs Oxford historical monographs. Contents Constitutional politics, c. 1830-1880 -- Irishness, national character, and the interpretation of political thought, c. 1830-1914 -- Critical recovery, c. 1860-1880 -- Irish home rule, c. 1886-1893 -- The new conservatism, c. 1885-1914 -- Learning conservatism: Burke in education, c. 1880-1914 Summary Between 1830 and 1914 in Britain a dramatic modification of the reputation of Edmund Burke (1730-1797) occurred. Burke, an Irishman and Whig politician, is now most commonly known as the 'founder of modern conservatism' - an intellectual tradition which is also deeply connected to the identity of the British Conservative Party. The idea of "Burkean conservatism"--A political philosophy which upholds "the authority of tradition", the organic, historic conception of society, and the necessity of order, religion, and property - has been incredibly influential both in international academic analysis and in the wider political world. This is a highly significant intellectual construct, but its origins have not yet been understood. This volume demonstrates, for the first time, that the transformation of Burke into the "founder of conservatism" was in fact part of wider developments in British political, intellectual, and cultural history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawing from a wide range of sources, including political texts, parliamentary speeches, histories, biographies, and educational curricula, 'Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism' shows how and why Burke's reputation was transformed over a formative period of British history. In doing so, it bridges the significant gap between the history of political thought as conventionally understood and the history of the making of political traditions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. SUBJECT Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 fast Subject Conservatism -- Great Britain POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. Conservatism Politics and government SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056911 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056915 Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book ISBN 0192520083 9780192520081 9780191839665 0191839663

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