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Bolingbroke: Political Writings provides the first accessible, modernized and annotated texts of three of the most important works in eighteenth-century British political thought. These works, the Dissertation upon Parties, the letter "On the Spirit of Patriotism" and The Idea of the Patriot King together formed the first coherent platform of a political opposition movement in Anglo-American politics and influenced not only radicals in Britain, but the American Founding Fathers and the French Revolutionaries.
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"The volume is a useful starting point for anyone interested in Bolingborke and his context." Ethics
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A comprehensive volume of the most important political works of Viscount Bolingbroke.
Synopsis
Viscount Bolingbroke was one of the most creative political thinkers in eighteenth-century Britain. This volume includes some of his most important work, A Dissertation upon Parties, the letter, 'On the Spirit of Patriotism', and The Idea of the Patriot King, which influenced radicals in Britain as well as revolutionaries in both America and France.