The Social Contract

Rousseau's explosive cry for human liberty helped to spark the French Revolution and has haunted our discussions of how we should rule one another ever since - seen as both a blue-print for political terror and as a fundamental statement of democracy. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

• | Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maurice Cranston
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2004
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780141018881
• | ISBN-10: 0141018887