Political thought in the age of revolution, 1776-1848 : Burke to Marx / Michael Levin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index.

1. The historical context. -- The Atlantic Revolution 1776 and 1789 -- The Industrial Revolution -- The 1830 Revolutions -- The 1848 Revolutions -- 2. Modern society and modern thought. -- Modernity -- The Enlightenment -- Revolution, Radicalism and Reaction in the Late Eighteenth Century --3. Edmund Burke. -- Life -- The American Colonies -- The East India Company -- The French Revolution -- Burke's later Influence -- 4. Thomas Paine. -- Life -- The American Colonies -- The French Revolution and the Rights of Man -- The Age of Reason -- Conclusion -- 5. Jeremy Bentham. -- Life -- Early Writings -- The American and French Revolutions -- Representation and Colonialism -- Written Constitutions -- Utilitarianism debated -- Legacy -- 6. Georg Hegel. -- Life -- Germany -- The French Revolution -- World history -- Politicial recommendations -- Below representation -- Rational bureaucracy -- Legacy -- 7. Alexis de Tocqueville. -- Life -- Democracy in America -- Problems of democracy -- The French Revolution of 1789 -- The French Revolution of 1848 -- Tocqueville's legacy -- 8. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. -- Life -- The historical process -- Revolution -- The vision of Communism -- Germany -- The Revolutions of 1848 -- Legacy -- Epilogue.

In the years of revolution between 1776 and 1848, stress and transition produced some fundamental reflections on politics and society. This text considers how a cluster of key European thinkers, including Burke, Hegel, Tocqueville and Marx, viewed the global political upheavals and social changes of their times. It provides an account of European political thought between 1776 and 1848.