EDMUND BURKE & THE INVENTION OF MODERN CONSERVATISM 1830-1914 AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY

JONES EMILY

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 Brit...