This book provides a comprehensive survey of Edmund Burke's historical thought a neglected
area of both Burke scholarship and historiography. Ranging from Burke's general conception of
history to his accounts of English European American Irish and Asian-Muslim history this
book offers much-needed depth and context to his political life. Sora Sato illuminates Burke's
ideas on civilisation and world order with careful analysis of both his well-known historical
concepts such as the ancient constitution of England and the spirit of chivalry as well as
his lesser-known opinions on war and the military. Written with clarity and precision this
book is an invaluable reference for scholars of Burke early modern European history and
political philosophy.
