Rousseau: The Social Contract and Other Later Political Writings Victor Gourevitch’s volume is an English-language study book that contains an extensive collection of Rousseau’s most important later political works. This title is suitable for students and professionals in higher education who are delving into political theory.
The collection includes up-to-date English translations of Rousseau’s well-known work The Social Contract, the essay on Political Economy, the extensive Considerations on the Government of Poland, and supplementary texts such as The Right of War and selected letters. The Social Contract was Rousseau’s most important political work and, upon its publication, sparked major controversy, which led to his fleeing France.
This new edition offers an extensive introduction, a new preface, and a comprehensive editorial framework. This makes the texts accessible and understandable for students at various levels who are orienting themselves on the social contract and other political writings by Rousseau.
The book aligns thematically with fields such as the history of ideas, social history, and political philosophy.
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought