{"product_id":"9780140442014-the-social-contract","title":"Rousseau Jean - Jacques - The Social Contract - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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 debate since its 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 and Introduced by Maurice Cranston\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Social Contract\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Rousseau Jean - Jacques\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780140442014\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 192 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 6\/30\/1968\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Constitution: Government \u0026amp; The State","brand":"Rousseau Jean - Jacques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49591404658993,"sku":"IN-G-9780140442014","price":11.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780140442014.jpg?v=1754872115","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780140442014-the-social-contract","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}