Publisher's Synopsis

One of the greatest works in the history of ideas, this treatise calls for a powerful sovereign, a "Leviathan," to enforce peace and justice. Thomas Hobbes wrote his masterpiece during the English Civil War and published it amid enormous controversy in 1651. His polemic on the importance of a strong, undivided government continues to rank among the most influential works of social contract theory.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486821535
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
Edition: Dover Thrift Editions
DEWEY: 320.1
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 408
Weight: 306g
Height: 204mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 26mm