The work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is presented in two volumes together forming the most comprehensive anthology of Rousseaus political writings in English. Volume II contains the later writings such as The Social Contract & a selection of Rousseaus letters on important aspects of his thought. The Social Contract has become Rousseaus most famous single work but on publication was condemned by both the civil & the ecclesiastical authorities in France & Geneva. Rousseau fled & it is during this period that he wrote some of his autobiographical works as well as political essays such as On the Government of Pol&. This 1997 volume like its predecessor contains a comprehensive introduction chronology & guide to further reading & will enable students to obtain a full understanding of the writings of one of the worlds greatest thinkers.