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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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| 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. |
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