{"product_id":"the-social-contract-jean-jacques-rousseau-9798897189458","title":"The Social Contract","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Social Contract (1762) by \u003cstrong\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/strong\u003e argues that legitimate political authority comes not from force or divine right, but from a \u003cstrong\u003esocial contract\u003c\/strong\u003e agreed upon by free individuals. Rousseau proposes that people unite to form a collective body politic and submit their individual wills to the \u003cstrong\u003egeneral will\u003c\/strong\u003e, which represents the common good. True freedom, he claims, is found in obeying laws one has prescribed for oneself through this collective will. The book explores sovereignty, law, and government, emphasizing popular sovereignty and equality as the foundation of a just state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Jacques Rousseau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897189458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Jean-Jacques Rousseau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801206173951,"sku":"9798897189458","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-contract-jean-jacques-rousseau-9798897189458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}