Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, on the Revolution in France In a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Stanhope |
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| Author:
| Macaulay, Catharine |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - European History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-04540-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.99 |
Book Description:
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Historian and feminist Catharine Macaulay (1731-91) was a political activist in favour of parliamentary reform. She supported the French Revolution as a move towards equality and liberty. This political pamphlet, first published in 1790, is a passionate polemic against Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.
Historian and feminist Catharine Macaulay (1731-91) was a political activist in favour of parliamentary reform. She supported the French Revolution as a move towards equality and liberty. This political pamphlet, first published in 1790, is a passionate polemic against Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.