The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 071906581X
ISBN-13 : 9780719065811
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Book Synopsis The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by : Mads Qvortrup

Download or read book The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau written by Mads Qvortrup and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title presents an overview of Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was the great theorist of the French Revolution really a conservative? The text argues that the author of 'The Social Contract' was a constitutionalist closer to Montesquieu and Locke than to revolutionaries.


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