Rousseau: The Basic Political Writings: Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, On the Social Contract, The State of War

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Donald A. Cress (Editor & Translator) and David Wootton (Introduction)

This substantially revised new edition of Rousseau: The Basic Political Writings features a brilliant new Introduction by David Wootton, a revision by Donald A. Cress of his own 1987 translation of Rousseau's most important political writings, and the addition of Cress' new translation of Rousseau's State of ?War . New footnotes, headnotes, and a chronology by David Wootton provide expert guidance to first-time readers of the texts.

• ISBN13: 9781603846738
• Publish Date: 15 June 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Language: English