{"product_id":"9780140442014","title":"The Social Contract","description":"Author: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140442014\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jun 1998\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics relaunch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128393445534,"sku":"UBD-9780140442014","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140442014.jpg?v=1786540152","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140442014","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}