The Social Contract: Man Was Born Free, and He Is Everywhere in Chains

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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 blueprint for political terror and as a fundamental statement of democracy.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 05/30/2006
ISBN: 9780143037491
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.06h x 4.34w x 0.49d

Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2006 pg. 122