{"product_id":"book-f7qg","title":"Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© Translated by Quintin Hoare 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49355908645168,"sku":"BDf7qg","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f7qg-cover.jpg?v=1762371149","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f7qg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}