The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, edited by Iain McLean and Alistair McMillan, Oxford University Press

Written by political scientists, sociologists, philosophers and political economists, this dictionary of politics covers all significant political thinkers and designers of political institutions in the West; special attention is given to Muslim and Chinese political thought, as well. The dictionary addresses such issues as feminism and international political economy, and provides definitions of such terms as Condorcet winner and ultra vires.