Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Mike Douglass and John Friedmann, (eds.) Cities for citizens: planning and the rise of civil society in a global age Eric C. Schneider, Vampires, dragons and Egyptian kings: youth gangs in post‐war New York Erhard Berner, Defending a place in the city: localities and the struggle for urban land in Metro Manila Ali Madanipour, Tehran: the making of a metropolis Linda Tuhiwai‐Smith, Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples Nicholas Low and Brendan Glee, Justice, society and nature: an exploration of political ecology Rosa Tsagarousianou, Damian Tambiniand and Cathy Bryan, (eds.) Cyberdemocracy: technology, cities and civic networks Maf Smith, John Whitelegg and Nick Williams, Greening the built environment Michael V. McGinnis, Bioregionalism Andrew Leyshon, David Matless and George Revill, (eds.) The place of music     

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Books reviewed in this article: Paul Osterman, Thomas A. Kochan, Richard Locke and Michael J. Piore, Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labour Market Brian Towers and William Brown (eds.), Employment Relations in Great Britain: 25 years of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service G. van Gyes, H. de Witte and P. Pasture (eds.), Can Class Still Unite? The Differentiated Work Force, Class Solidarity and Trade Unions Paul Smith, Unionization and Union Leadership: The Road Haulage Industry     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Abu‐Lughod, Janet, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America’s global cities Bascom, Jonathan, Losing place: refugees, populations and rural transformations in East Africa Crawford, J.H., Carfree cities Dunn Jr., James A., Driving forces: the automobile, its enemies, and the politics of mobility Hill, Dilys M., Urban policy and politics in Britain Beauregard, Robert A. and Sophie Body‐Gendrot, (eds.) The urban moment: cosmopolitan essays on the late‐20th‐century city Sardar, Ziauddin, The consumption of Kuala Lumpar Caldeira, Teresa P.R., City of walls: crime, segregation, and citizenship in São Paulo Freeman, Carla, High tech and high heels in the global economy Judd, Dennis R. and Susan S. Fainstein, (eds.) The tourist city Proctor, James D. and David M. Smith, (eds.) Geography and ethics: journeys in a moral terrain     

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Nester, William R., American Industrial Policy: Free or Managed Markets? Lichtenstein, Nelson and Harris, Howell John (eds), Industrial Democracy in America: The Ambiguous Promise Whittaker, D.H., Small Firms in the Japanese Economy Stewart, Paul (ed.), Beyond Japanese Management: the End of Modern Times Pasture, Patrick, Verberckmoes, Johan and De Witte, Hans (eds), The Lost Perspective? Trade Unions Between Ideology and Social Action in the New Europe. Volumes One and Two Kester, Gerard and Pinaud, Henri (eds), Trade Unions and Democratic Participation in Europe Farnham, David, Horton, Sylvia, Barlow, John and Hendeghem, Annie (eds), New Public Managers in Europe: Public Servants in Transition Fineman, Stephen and Gabriel, Yiannis, Experiencing Organizations Jermier, John M, Knights, David and Nord, Walter R. (eds), Resistance and Power in Organizations Baglioni, Guido, Impossible Democracy? The progress and problems of participation in the firm Arredondo, Patricia, Successful Diversity Management Initiatives: A Blueprint for Planning and Implementation Ernst Kossek, Ellen and Lobel, Sharon A. (eds), Managing Diversity: Human Resource Strategies for Transforming the Workplace Wood, Roy C., Working in Hotels and Catering, 2nd edition Bateman, Mike, King, Brian and Lewis, Paul, The Handbook of Health and Safety in Work     

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Struyk, Raymond, J. (ed.), Economic restructuring of the former Soviet block. The case of housing Green, Eric Marshall, Economic security and high technology competition in an age of transition: the case of the semiconductor industry Gibson-Graham, J.-K., The end of capitalism (as we knew it): a feminist critique of political economy Lorrain, D. and G. Stoker (eds.), The privatisation of urban services in Europe Herlyn, U. and B. Hunger (eds), Ostdeutsche Wohnmilieus im Wandel Preston, Peter and Paul Simpson-Houseley, Writing the city: Eden, Babylon and the New Jerusalem Reichhard, Christoph and Hellmut Wollmann (eds.), Kommunalverwaltung im Modernisierungsschub?     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Esping-Andersen, Gosta (ed.) 1993 Changing classes: stratification and mobility in post-industrial societies. Fainstein, Susan S. 1994: The city builders: property, politics, and planning in London and New York. Heinelt, Hubert and Margit Mayer (eds) 1992: Politik in europäischen Städten: Fallstudien zur Bedeutung lokaler Politik. Mollenkopf, John Hull 1992: The phoenix in the ashes: the rise and fall of the Koch coalition in New York City politics. Fainstein, Susan S. (1994) The city builders: property, politics and planning in London and New York. Power, Anne 1993: Hovels to high rise: state housing in Europe since 1850. Rothblatt, D.N. and A. Sancton (eds) 1993: American-Canadian metropolitan intergovernmental governance perspectives. Squires, Gregory D. (ed.) 1992: From redlining to reinvestment: community responses to urban disinvestment.     

Shorter Reviews

Garcia-Ramon, M.D. and M. Monk (eds.), Women of the European Union: the politics of work and daily life Hoggart, Richard, The way we live now Hoyle, Brian (ed.), City ports, coastal zones and regional change MacGregor, Suzanne and Arthur Lipow (eds.), The other city: people and politics in London and New York     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Dickens, Peter 1992: Society and nature: towards a green social theory. Katznelson, Ira 1992: Marxism and the city. Massey, Doreen, Paul Quintas and David Wield 1991: High-tech fantasies: science parks in society, science and space. Matsumoto, Koji 1991: The rise of the Japanese corporate system. Mollenkopf, John H. and Manuel Castells (eds) 1991: Dual city: restructuring New York. Norton, Alan and K. Novy (eds) 1990: Soziale Wohnpolitik der 90er Jahre. Sayer, Andrew and Richard Walker 1992: The new social economy: reworking the division of labour. Smith, David M. (ed.) 1992: The apartheid city and beyond: urbanization and social change in South Africa. Drakakis-Smith, David (ed.) 1992: Urban and regional change in Southern Africa.     

Bookshelf 2002

Books reviewed in this article: Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Jelle Visser Macmillan, Trade Unions in Western Europe since 1945 Andrew Martin and George Ross (eds), The Brave New World of European Labor: European Trade Unions at the Millennium G. Fajertag and P. Pochet (eds), Social Pacts in Europe–New Dyamics Roger Zegers de Beijl (ed.), Documenting Discrimination against Migrant Workers in the Labour Market: a Comparative Study of Four European Countries     

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Brun, Jacques and Catherine Rhein (eds.) La ségrégation dans la ville: concepts et mesures Smith, Michael Peter and Joe R. Feagin (eds.) The bubbling cauldron: race, ethnicity and the urban crisis MacShane, Clay (ed.) Down the asphalt path: the automobile and the American city McAndrew, John P. Urban usurpation — from friar estates to industrial estates in a Philippine hinterland     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Allen, J. and L. McDowell, 1989: Landlords and property; social relations in the private rented sector. Brake, K. 1988: Phönix in der Asche - New York verändert seine Stadtstruktur. Bratt, R. 1989: Rebuilding a low-income housing policy. Castells, M. 1989: The informational city. Chase-Dunn, C. 1989: Global formation: structures of the world-economy. Coleman, W. and H. Jacek (eds) 1989: Regionalism, business interests and public policy Damer, S. 1989: From Moorepark to Wine Alley - The rise and fall of a Glasgow housing estate. Gottdiener, M. and N. Komninos (eds), 1989: Capitalist development and crisis theory: accumulation, regulation and spatial restructuring. Hardoy, J. and D. Satterthwaite, 1989: Squatter citizen: life in the urban third world. Hirson, B. 1989: Yours from the Union: class and community struggles in South Africa 1930–1947. Lai, B.B. 1990: The romance of culture in an urban civilization: Robert E. Park on race and ethnic relations in cities. Mackenzie, S. 1969: Visible histories: women and environments in a post-war British city. Maguire, M. 1990: Work, employment and new technology: a case study of multinational investment in Northern Ireland. Montgomery, J. and Å. Thornley (eds), 1990: Radical planning initiatives: new directions for urban planning in the 1990s. Pennington, S. and B. Westover, 1989: A hidden workforce: homeworkers in England, 1850–1985. Prigge, W. and W. Kaib (eds), 1988: Sozialer Wohnungsbau im internationalen Vergleich. Schultz, S.K. 1989: Constructing urban culture: American cities and city planning, 1800–1920. Slater, D. 1989: Territory and state power in Latin America: the Peruvian case. Stewart, J. and G. Stoker (eds) 1989: The future of local government. Ward, D. 1989: Poverty, ethnicity, and the American city, 1840–1925: changing conceptions of the slum and the ghetto.     

China's Urbanization

Books reviewed in this article: Susan D. Blum, Portraits of “Primitives”: Ordering Human Kinds in the Chinese Nation Liz Zhang, Strangers in the City: Reconfigurations of Space, Power, and Social Networks within China's Floating Population Nancy N. Chen, Constance D. Clark, Suzanne Gottschang and Lyn Jeffery (eds.), China Urban: Ethnographies of Contemporary Culture John R. Logan (ed.), The New Chinese City: Globalization and Market Reform     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Michael Sorkin and Sharon Zukin (eds) After the World Trade Center. Rethinking New York City Deepak Narang Sawhney (ed.) Unmasking L.A.: third worlds and the city Francesco lo Piccolo and Huw Thomas (eds) Knights and castles — minorities and urban regeneration Peter Roberts and Hugh Sykes (eds) Urban regeneration: a handbook Leslie M. Harris In the shadow of slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626–1863 John Doling and Janet Ford (eds) Globalisation and home ownership: experiences in eight member states of the European Union William J. Mitchell ME++, the cyborg self and the networked city Bob Jessop The future of the capitalist state     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Anselin, L. and R.J.G.M. Florax (eds.) 1995: New directions in spatial econometrics. Herbert, David T. (ed.) 1995: Heritage, tourism and society. Baldassare, Mark (ed.) 1994: The Los Angeles riots: lessons for the urban future. Wacquant, Loic J.D. (1994) The new urban color line: the state and the fate of the ghetto in postfordist America. In C. Calhoun (ed.), Social theory and the politics of identity Leresche, Jean-Philippe and René Levy (eds.) 1995: La Suisse et la coopération transfrontalière: repli ou redéploiement?     

On the corner of diverse/reverse globalization: the third stage of global 'urban studies'

Books reviewed in this article: Peter Marcuse and Ronald van Kempen (eds.) 2000:, Globalizing Cities: A New Spatial Order? Peter Marcuse and Ronald van Kempen (eds.) 2002:, Of States and Cities: The Partitioning of Urban Space.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bagguley, P., J. Mark-Lawson, D. Shapiro, J. Urry, S. Walby and A. Warde, 1990: Restructuring: place, class and gender. Dunford, M.F., 1988. Capital, the state and regional development. Harloe, M., C. Pickvance and J. Urry (eds), 1990: Place, policy and politics: do localities matter? Henckel, D. (ed.), 1988: Arbeitszeit, Betriebszeit, Freizeit. Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung. Henckel, D., B. Grabow, H. Kunert-Schroth, E. Nopper and N. Rauch, 1989: Zeitstrukturen und Stadtentwicklung. Rodriguez-Lores, J. and G. Fehl (eds), 1988: Die Kleinwohnungsfrage. Zu den Ursprüngen des sozialen Wohnungsbaus in Europa. Schildt, A. and A. Sywottek (eds), 1988: Massenwohnung und Eigenheim. Urry, J., 1990: The tourist gaze: leisure and travel in contemporary societies. Wheelock, J., 1990: Husbands at home: the domestic economy in a post-industrial society.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Assies, W., G. Burgwal and T. Salman, 1990: Structures of power, movements of resistance: an introduction to the theories of urban movements in Latin America. Lombardi, M. and D. Veiga (eds), 1989: Las ciudades en conflicto: una perspectiva latinoamericana. Breckner, I. et al., 1989: Armut im Reichtum: Erscheinungsformen, Ursachen und Handlungsstrategien in ausgewählten Großstädten der Bundesrepublik. Brumfield, W.C. (ed.), 1990: Reshaping Russian architecture: western technology, utopian dreams. Crompton, R. and K. Sanderson, 1990: Gendered jobs and social change. Portes, A., M. Castells and L.A. Benton (eds), 1989: The informal economy: studies in advanced and less developed countries. Ross, R.J.S. and K.C. Trachte, 1990: Global capitalism: the New Leviathan. Von Beyme, K., 1987: Der Wiederaufbau: Architektur und Städtebaupolitik in beiden deutschen Staaten.     

Shorter reviews

Crush, Jonathan and James Wilmot (eds.) Crossing boundaries: mine migrancy in a democratic South Africa Smith, Michael Peter (ed.) Marginal spaces: comparative urban and community research, volume 5 Harrington, J.W. and B. Wharf Industrial location: principles, practice and policy King, Desmond Separate and unequal. Black Americans and the US Federal government     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Morse, R.M. and J.E. Hardoy (eds.) 1992: Rethinking the Latin American city. Dunford, M. and G. Kafkalas (eds.) 1992: Cities and regions in the new Europe: the global-local interplay and spatial development strategies. Lowe, P., T. Marsden and S. Whatmore (eds.) 1994: Regulating agriculture. Whatmore, S., T. Marsden and P. Lowe (eds.) 1994: Gender and rurality. Gregory, D. 1994: Geographical imaginations.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward (eds.), Reinvigorating Democracy? British Politics and the Internet Frank Webster (ed.), Culture and Politics in the Information Age: A New Politics? B. Wellman and C. Haythornthwaite (eds.), The Internet in Everyday Life Steve Woolgar (ed.), Virtual Society? Technology, Cyberbole, Reality