{"product_id":"9780141931999","title":"Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Quintin Hoare\u003cbr\u003eWith a new introduction by Christopher Bertram\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119779299568,"sku":"9780141931999","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141931999_p0.jpg?v=1763656045","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141931999","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}