This volume includes extensive selections from Edmund Burke's writings (and speeches) on India, America, and Ireland, which illustrate the depth of his thinking on such subjects as national identity, rights of self-determination, and the relations among peoples.

David P. Fidler is associate professor of law at Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington where he teaches public and private international law. Jennifer M. Welsh is a university lecturer in international relations at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Sommerville College.

Part 1 Introduction -- 1 Burke and International Relations -- 2 Burke's Life and International Affairs -- 3 Burke and the Theory of International Relations -- 4 Burke's Relevance -- Part 2 Writings and Speeches -- 5 On Ireland -- 6 On America -- 7 On India -- 8 On the French Revolution