Du contrat social vs Prince: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Political science, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Cover of Du contrat social

Du contrat social Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 ★★★★☆ 3.9 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Prince

Prince Niccolò Machiavelli · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.8 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Prince is the easier read (Challenging), Du contrat social more demanding (Demanding).

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