The Social Contract and Discourses
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- Dent, 1920
The first edition of The Social Contract and Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau was published in London by Dent in 1920. We track 1 edition.
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The first edition of The Social Contract and Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau was published in London by Dent in 1920.
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