UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2014 · Q5(a) · 10 marks
“Rousseau strove to reconcile the liberty of the individual and the institution of Government through a new vision of the Contract-Theory of Government.” Critically examine
- Chapter
- Enlightenment and Modern ideas
- Topic
- Rousseau
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