Among the most influential social forces of the 20th century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings... developed by Lenin. This collection includes four of his most significant works, "The Development of Capitalism in Russia," "Imperialism, the Highest State of Capitalism," "The State and Revolution," and the title text.

With superbly crafted maps covering the entire globe, the Essential World Atlas, Fifth Edition highlights the best aspects of Oxford's atlas line in a... handy and affordable paperback format. In addition to a unique city-mapping program that takes the viewer deeper into the workings of urban spaces, this edition offers several new and innovative features. The inclusion of numerous maps of islands in the South Pacific and the Caribbean distinguishes this atlas from its competitors, and it features dozens of thematic maps, charts, and graphs explaining many fundamental concepts in human geography. The new Fifth Edition also contains hundreds of up-to-the-minute political and topographical changes since the last edition including: New national parks in Norway, Turkey, South Africa, Uganda and Costa Rica New international airports added in Congo, Cape Verde Islands, Philippines, Korea, and India New high speed rail lines in China New Kosovo and Iraq flags New rail link joining North and South Korea New Lotschberg rail tunnel in Switzerland

With superbly crafted maps covering the entire globe, this new edition of Oxford's Essential World Atlas offers thorough geographical coverage at an... affordable price. In addition to a unique city-mapping program, the Essential Atlas features dozens of thematic maps, charts, and graphs that explain many fundamental concepts in human geography. The new Sixth Edition also includes coverage of up-to-the-minute political and topographical changes.Essential World Atlas is packed with collateral information, such as statistics on the area, population, and annual income of every country in the world. Metro maps of dozens of cities provide detailed information on tourist attractions, public transportation, and other aspects of interest to the traveler. Enhancing its utility, the map section is fully indexed, allowing for quick reference. The Atlas also boasts a selection of stunning satellite images that provide an impression of our world from above, offering insight into how cities expand and rivers create life in the desert. Finally, the atlas includes a thematic "World in Focus" section, easy-to-use indices, survey data, and colorful illustrations of flags from around the world.Meticulously crafted and thoroughly updated, the Sixth Edition of Oxford's Essential World Atlas is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, armchair travelers, tourists, and anyone else curious about the far-flung corners of the globe.

The basic texts of Marxist socialism. Preface gives an easy-to-understand introduction to Marxist philosophy. Includes the complete texts of "The... Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844", "The Communist Manifesto", "Wage Labor and Capital", and "Critique of the Gotha Program".

XML and the technologies surrounding it have grown immensely in recent years -- in both use and complexity. There's more to know than any one individual... can possibly remember. In Essential XML Quick Reference, two leading XML experts present an authoritative reference that covers all the XML-related technologies that matter. In one concise, accessible, example-rich guide, Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin bring together critical information about XML, XSL, XSLT, schemas, namespaces, XPath, SAX, DOM, SOAP, even Microsoft's BizTalk. Following the hugely successful format pioneered by Patrick Chan's Java Almanacs, the authors provide a complete catalog of syntax references, combined with brief, to-the-point overviews of each technology and standard. This ultimate XML reference contains three times the coverage of its nearest competitor. For all developers and Web professionals familiar with the basics of XML.