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Penguin Classics relaunch '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 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140442014
eBay Product ID (ePID)87908249
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Social Contract
Publication Year2003
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau
Subject AreaPolitical Science
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight145 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau