The Social Contract in America: From the Revolution to the Present Age (American Political Thought)

by Mark Hulliung (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $61.04

  Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. This book examines the role of the social contract across the entire sweep of American history, well beyond the Revolution and Founding periods.