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The Social Contract

Paperback • 1968 • English

The Social Contract

By Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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About the book

'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains'These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate 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 an...Show more

Political structure and processes
Political structures: democracy
Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship

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ISBN

9780140442014

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published year

1968

Language

English

Original title

The Social Contract

Format

Paperback

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