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The great debate : Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the birth of right and left, Yuval Levin

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"In The Great Debate Yuval Levin explores the origins of the familiar left/right divide in American politics by examining the views of the men who best represent each side of that debate: Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine. In a groundbreaking exploration of the origins of our political order, Levin shows that our political divide did not originate (as many historians argue) in the French Revolution, but rather in the Anglo-American debate about that revolution. Burke and Paine were both utterly fascinating figures--active in politics, versed in philosophy, and two of the best, most effective and powerful political writers and polemicists in the history of the English speaking world. Levin sets the work of these two men against the dramatic history of their era and shows how they mixed theory and practice to advance their very different notions of liberty, equality, nature, history, reason, revolution, and reform. Paine believed in radical change and saw the American and French Revolutions as catalysts for creating a new society; Burke believed in a significantly more gradual approach with each generation acting merely as part of a long chain of history. These differing approaches to revolution and reform created a division that continues to shape our current political discourse--including issues ranging from gun control and abortion to welfare and economic reform"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xix, 275 pages
Contents
  • Two lives in the arena
  • Nature and history
  • Justice and order
  • Choice and obligation
  • Reason and prescription
  • Revolution and reform
  • Generations and the living
  • Conclusion
Isbn
9780465050970
Instance
Label
The great debate : Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the birth of right and left
Title
The great debate
Title remainder
Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the birth of right and left
Statement of responsibility
Yuval Levin
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In The Great Debate Yuval Levin explores the origins of the familiar left/right divide in American politics by examining the views of the men who best represent each side of that debate: Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine. In a groundbreaking exploration of the origins of our political order, Levin shows that our political divide did not originate (as many historians argue) in the French Revolution, but rather in the Anglo-American debate about that revolution. Burke and Paine were both utterly fascinating figures--active in politics, versed in philosophy, and two of the best, most effective and powerful political writers and polemicists in the history of the English speaking world. Levin sets the work of these two men against the dramatic history of their era and shows how they mixed theory and practice to advance their very different notions of liberty, equality, nature, history, reason, revolution, and reform. Paine believed in radical change and saw the American and French Revolutions as catalysts for creating a new society; Burke believed in a significantly more gradual approach with each generation acting merely as part of a long chain of history. These differing approaches to revolution and reform created a division that continues to shape our current political discourse--including issues ranging from gun control and abortion to welfare and economic reform"--
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Provided by publisher
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Levin, Yuval
Dewey number
320.50973
Index
index present
LC call number
JK275
LC item number
.L5 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Burke, Edmund
  • Paine, Thomas
  • Right and left (Political science)
  • Political science
  • United States
Label
The great debate : Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the birth of right and left, Yuval Levin
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223103699725
  • 31223105883475
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-266) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Two lives in the arena
  • Nature and history
  • Justice and order
  • Choice and obligation
  • Reason and prescription
  • Revolution and reform
  • Generations and the living
  • Conclusion
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xix, 275 pages
Isbn
9780465050970
Lccn
2013032088
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
858672374
Label
The great debate : Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the birth of right and left, Yuval Levin
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223103699725
  • 31223105883475
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-266) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Two lives in the arena
  • Nature and history
  • Justice and order
  • Choice and obligation
  • Reason and prescription
  • Revolution and reform
  • Generations and the living
  • Conclusion
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xix, 275 pages
Isbn
9780465050970
Lccn
2013032088
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
858672374

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