Edmund Burke has long been regarded as one of the most important political thinkers of the late eighteenth century, and his writings and speeches continue to inspire and challenge to the present day. But Burke's thinking on international relations has not been fully addressed by the scholarly community. This situation is ironic given that so much o
This volume includes extensive selections from Edmund Burke's writings (and speeches) on India, America, and Ireland, which illustrate the depth of his thinking on such subjects as national identity, rights of self-determination, and the relations among peoples.