The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is practiced rather than as it ought to be practiced. Harvey C. Mansfield's brilliant translation of this classic work, along with...

At head of title: Oxford. Includes large-scale world maps, providing political and topographical information about every nation, and city maps charting the key urban centers of each continent.

Contains maps of the world, with detailed maps of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania, and North and South America; statistics on populations, climate, and physical dimensions; information on the universe, forces of nature, world economies, and other topics, and place name index with over 64,000 entries.

Provides maps and satellite photography that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities of the world.

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