Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Louis Albrechts, Jeremy Alden and Artur de Rosa Pires, The changing institutional landscape of planning Robert Boyer and Yves Saillard (eds.), Regulation theory: the state of the art Neil Leach, The hieroglyphics of space: reading and experiencing the modern metropolis Ida Susser (ed.), The Castells reader on cities and social theory Martin Dangerfield, Subregional economic cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe – the political economy of CEFTA Richard Phillips, Diane Watts and David Shuttleton (eds.), De‐centring sexualities: politics and representations beyond the metropolis Michael Pacione,Urban geography: a global perspective     

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?     

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

Books reviewed: Setha M. Low (ed.), Theorizing the city: the new urban anthropology reader Sarah Holloway and Gill Valentine (eds.), Children’s geographies: playing, living, learning Saskia Sassen, Cities in the world economy Stephanie S. Pincetl, Transforming California: a political history of land use and development Clive Norris and Gary Armstrong, The maximum surveillance society: the rise of CCTV David Lyon, Surveillance society: monitoring everyday life Manuel Castells and Pekka Himanen, Suomen tietoyhteiskuntamalli Oscar W. Gabriel and Vincent Hoffmann–Martinot (eds.), Democraties urbaines: l’état de la democratie dans les grandes villes de 12 pays industrializes Joel Outtes, Recife: O génese do urbanismo 1927–1943 James O. Wheeler, Yuko Aoyama and Barney Warf (eds.), Cities in the telecommunications age: the fracturing of geographies     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: William Brown, Simon Deakin, Maria Hudson, Cliff Pratten and Paul Ryan, The Individualization of Employment Contracts in Britain Lei Delsen and Eelke de JongThe German and Dutch Economies: Who Follows Whom? John P. Tuman and John T. Morris (eds.), Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions, Workers and the Politics of Restructuring Theo NicholsThe Sociology of Industrial Injury Ian Proctor and Maureen PadfieldYoung Adult Women, Work and Family: Living a Contradiction Jack Barbash and Noah M. Meltz (eds.), Theorizing in Industrial Relations—Approaches and Applications     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bagguley, Paul 1991: From protest to acquiescence? Political movements of the unemployed. Ball, Wendy, and John Solomos (eds) 1990: Race and local politics. Bennett, R.J. and G. Krebs 1991: Local economic development: public-private partnership initiation in Britain and Germany. Bergmann, Jürgen et al. 1991: Regionen im historischen Vergleich: Studien zu Deutschland im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Keith, Michael and Alistair Rogers (eds) 1991: Hollow promises? Rhetoric and reality in the inner city. Redclift, Nanneke and M. Thea Sinclair (eds) 1991: Working women: international perspectives on labour and gender ideology. Schabert, T. 1989: Boston politics: the creativity of power.     

Book Reviews

Simmie, James (ed.), Innovation, networks and learning regions? Benko, Georges and Ulf Strohmayer (eds.), Space and social theory. Interpreting modernity and postmodernity Borja, Jordi and Manuel Castells, Local and global: management of cities in the information age Harris, Richard, Unplanned suburbs. Toronto’s American tragedy, 1900–1960 and Hill, Patricia, Dallas: the making of a modern city Wit, Joop W. de, Poverty, policy and politics in Madras slums: dynamics of survival, gender and leadership     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Featherstone, M. (ed.), 1990: Global culture: nationalism, globalization and modernity. Fine, B., 1990: The coal question: political economy and industrial change from the nineteenth century to the present day. Hebbert, M. and J.C. Hansen (eds), 1990: Unfamiliar territory: the reshaping of European geography. Lange, P. and M. Regini (eds), 1990: State, market and social regulation: new perspectives on Italy. Villasante, T., J. Alguacil, C. Denche, A. Hernández Aja, C. Leon and I. Velázquez, 1990: Retrato de chabolista con piso: análisis de redes sociales en la remodelación de barrios de Madrid. Watson, S. (ed.), 1989: Playing the state: Australian feminist interventions.     

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     

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     

Book Reviews

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

Graham Stephen and Simon Marvin, Telecommunications and the City: Electronic Spaces, Urban Places Van der Loop, Theo, Industrial Dynamics and Fragmented Labour Markets: Construction Firms and Labourers in India Théret, Bruno, L’état, la finance et le social: souveraineté nationale et construction européenne Bulmer, Martin and Anthony M. Rees (eds.), Citizenship Today. The Contemporary Relevance of T. H. Marshall     

Book Reviews

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     

Book reviews

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     

Geography as Interdisciplinary Pivot

Books reviewed in this article: Ronan Paddison (ed.), Handbook of urban studies Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson (eds.), A companion to the city Michael Dutton, Streetlife China Allen J. Scott (ed.), Global city–regions. Trends, theory, policy     

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.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: H. Barton, (ed.) Sustainable communities: the potential for eco‐neighbourhoods J.A. Elliot, An introduction to sustainable development M. Kenny, and J. Meadowcroft, Planning sustainability D. Satterthwaite, The Earthscan reader in sustainable cities Doreen Massey, John Allen and Steve Pile, (eds.) City worlds Steve Pile, Christopher Brook and Gerry Mooney (eds.) Unruly cities?: order/disorder John Allen, Doreen Massey and Michael Pryke (eds.) Unsettling cities: movement/settlement Klaus Ronneberger, Stephen Lanz and Walther Jahn Die Stadt als Beute Michael Edwards, Future positive: international co‐operation in the 21st century Nicole May, Pierre Veltz, José Landrieu and Thérèse Spector, (eds.) La ville éclatée Ivan Szelenyi, (ed.) Privatizing the land. Rural political economy in post‐communist societies Yue‐man Yeung, (ed.) Urban development in Asia: retrospect and prospect Andrew Herod, Gearoid O Tuathail and Susan Roberts, (eds.) An unruly world? Globalization, governance and geography Peter Ennals, and Deryck W. Holdsworth, Homeplace. The making of the Canadian dwelling over three centuries Anastasia Loukaitou‐Sideris, and Tridib Banerjee, Urban design downtown: poetics and politics of form Cecile Jackson, and Ruth Pearson, (eds.) Feminist visions of development: gender analysis and policy     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Bernard Jouve and Christian Lefèvre, (eds.) Villes, métropoles. Les nouveaux territoires du politique Sheridan Bartlett, Roger Hart, David Satterthwaite, Ximena de la Barra and Alfredo Missair, Cities for children: children's rights, poverty and urban management Daniel J. Monti Jr., The American city: a social & cultural history Andrew E.G. Jonas and David Wilson, (eds.) The urban growth machine: critical perspectives two decades later Dieter Dettke, (ed.) The challenges of globalization for Germany's social democracy: a political agenda for the 21st century Gösta Esping‐Andersen, Social foundations of postindustrial economies Michael Mortimore and William M. Adams Working the Sahel: environment and society in northern Nigeria> Stefan Hedlund, Russia's ‘market’ economy. A bad case of predatory capitalism Alexander Reichl, Reconstructing Times Square: politics and culture in urban development David Byrne, Social exclusion OECD, The response of higher education institutions to regional needs Felix Driver and David Gilbert, (eds.) Imperial cities: landscape, display and identity     

Grounded Speculations on Theories of the City and the City of Theory

Books reviewed in this article: G. LeClerc, R. Villa and M. Dear, (eds.) La vida Latina en L.A.: urban Latino cultures M. Featherstone, and S. Lash (eds.) Spaces of culture: city — nation — world M. Dear, The postmodern urban condition B. Meyer, and P. Geschiere (eds.) Globalization and identity: dialectics of flow and closure S. Lash, Another modernity, a different rationality R. Beauregard, and S. Body‐Gendrot (eds.) The urban moment: cosmopolitanessays of the late‐20th‐century city     

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.