The social contract
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-17782005
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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.
Main title:
The social contract / Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; translated and introduced by Maurice Cranston.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1968.
Collation:
187 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780140442014 (pbk)
Dewey class:
320.01301
Local class:
320.01
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
70840