Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings (Record no. 49382)
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control field | 20250129085240.0 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780141191751 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 320.1 ROU |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Rousseau, Jean-Jacques |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Penguin Books |
Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2012 |
Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 356 |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to sovereignty, Rousseau argues instead for a pact—a “social contract”—that should exist among all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of governing power. From this premise, he goes on to consider issues of liberty and justice, arriving at a view of society that has seemed to some a blueprint for totalitarianism, to others a declaration of democratic principles. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political science. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social contract. |
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Koha item type | Book |
Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
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