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Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Rights by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a 1762 book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality (1754). The Social Contract helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. The Social Contract argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. Rousseau asserts that only the people, who are sovereign, have that all-powerful right.

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ISBN 13 9780460016605
ISBN 10 0460016601
Title Social Contract
Author Jean Jacques Rousseau
Series Everyman Paperbacks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dutton Books
Year published 1978-03-01
Number of pages 330
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.