| The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume VI: India: The Launching of the Hastings Impeachment 1786-1788 Contributor(s): Burke, Edmund (Author), Marshall, P. J. (Editor), Langford, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198217889 ISBN-13: 9780198217886 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $437.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1991 Annotation: Volume VI contains Burke's writings and speeches during two years in the House of Commons and the first session of the trial in the House of Lords. The volume covers the beginnings of the famous impeachment of Warren Hastins, which was to be one of Burke's major preoccupations for the rest of his life. The speeches convey Burke's vision of India and of imperial justice, as well as his moral and political thought as a whole on the eve of the French Revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941.073 |
| LCCN: 79041541 |
| Lexile Measure: 1700 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.01 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume VI contains Burke's writings and speeches during two years in the House of Commons and the first session of the trial in the House of Lords. The volume covers the beginnings of the famous impeachment of Warren Hastins, which was to be one of Burke's major preoccupations for the rest of his life. The speeches convey Burke's vision of India and of imperial justice, as well as his moral and political thought as a whole on the eve of the French Revolution. |