{"product_id":"of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings","title":"Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThese are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTranslated by Quintin Hoare\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWith a new introduction by Christopher Bertram\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Wordsworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43585184497842,"sku":"9780141191751","price":240.01,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/of-the-social-contract-and-other-political-writings","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}