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OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND OTHER POLITICAL WRITINGS
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By: |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Christopher Bertram (Editor), Quintin Hoare (Trans) |
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Paperback |

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£10.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0141191759 |
ISBN 13: |
9780141191751 |
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Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
4 October, 2012 |
Pages: |
400 |
Translated from: |
French |
Description: |
Considers the issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. |
Synopsis: |
'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and law, freedom and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles.Translated by Quintin HoareWith a new introduction by Christopher Bertram |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Penguin Classics |
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