BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Cooke, Philip, Frank Moulaert, Eric Swyngedouw, Oliver Weinstein and Peter Wells 1992: Towards global localization: the computing and telecommunications industries in Britain and France. Fainstein, S., I. Gordon and M. Harloe (eds) 1992: Divided Cities: New York and London in the contemporary world. Katz, C. and J. Monk (eds) 1993: Full circles. Geographies of women over the life course. Lefebvre, Henri 1992: The production of space. Matznetter, Walter, 1991: Wohnbauträger zwischen Staat und Markt: Strukturen des Sozialen Wohnungsbaus in Wien.     

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     

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: Callinicos, Luli 1993: A place in the city: the Rand on the eve of apartheid. Friedmann, John 1992: Empowerment: the politics of alternative development. Fujita, Kuniko and Hill, Richard Child (eds) 1993: Japanese cities in the world economy. Imrie, Rob and Thomas, Huw (eds) 1993: British urban policy and the Urban Development Corporations. Wilson, William Julius (ed.) 1993: The ghetto underclass: social science perspectives.     

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.     

Shorter Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Blackman, Tim 1991: Planning Belfast. Budd, Leslie and Sam Whimster (eds) 1992: Global finance and urban living: a study of metropolitan change. London Planning Advisory Committee (1991) London: World city moving into the 21st century. Burawoy, M., A. Burton, A.A. Ferguson, K.J. Fox, J. Gamson, N. Gartrell, L. Hurst, C. Kurzman, L. Salzinger, J. Schiffman and S. Ui 1991: Ethnography unbound: power and resistance in the modern metropolis. Caves, Roger W. 1992: Land use planning: the ballot box revolution. Paul Cloke (ed.) 1992: Policy and change in Thatcher's Britain. Gray, Ian 1992: Politics in place: social power relations in an Australian country town. Isin, Engin 1992: Cities without citizens. Robins, Kevin (ed.) 1992: Understanding information: business, technology and geography. Simon, David 1992: Cities, capital and development: African cities in the world economy. Western, John 1992: A passage to England: Barbadian Londoners speak of home. Wolman, Harold and Michael Goldsmith 1992: Urban politics and policy: a comparative approach.     

Shorter Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Caulfield, Jon (1994) City form and everyday life: Toronto's gentrification and critical social practice. Curtin, Chris, Hastings Donnan and Thomas M. Wilson (eds) 1993: Irish urban cultures. Garrahan, Philip and Paul Stewart (eds) 1994: Urban change and renewal: the paradox of place. Hasson, Shlomo 1993: Urban social movements in Jerusalem: the protest of the second generation. Margolis, Maxine L. 1994: Little Brazil, an ethnography of Brazilian immigrants in New York City.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Deakin, Nicholas and John Edwards 1993: The enterprise culture and the inner city. Hasegawa, Junichi 1992: Replanning the blitzed city centre: a comparative study of Bristol, Coventry and Southampton 1941–1950. Hayter, Teresa and David Harvey (eds) 1993: The factory and the city: the story of the Cowley automobile workers in Oxford. Rydin, Yvonne 1993: The British planning system: an introduction.     

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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: Forester, John 1993: Critical theory, public policy and planning practice: toward a critical pragmatism. Gilbert, Alan 1993: In search of a home: rental and shared housing in Latin America. Helms, Hans G. (ed.) 1992: Die Stadt als Gabentisch. Beobachtungen der aktuellen Städtebauentwicklung (zwischen Manhattan und Berlin-Marzahn). Mathey, Kosta (ed.) 1992: Beyond self-help housing. Sonenshein, Raphael, J. 1993: Politics in black and white: race and power in Los Angeles.     

Shorter Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Cullingworth, J.B. 1993: The political culture of planning: American land use planning in comparative perspective. Gray, Clive 1994: Government beyond the centre: sub-national politics in Britain. Weisman, Lesley Kanes 1992: Discrimination by design: a feminist critique of the man-made environment.     

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: Eade, John (ed.) Living the global city: globalization as local process Green, Charles (ed.) Globalization and survival in the black diaspora: the new urban challenge Kohler-Koch, B. et alInteraktive Politik in Europa: Regionen im Netzwerk der Integration [Interactive politics in Europe: the regions in the network of European integration] Sennett, Richard The corrosion of character: the personal consequences of work in the new capitalism Flyvbjerg, Bent Rationality and power. Democracy in practice Cybriwsky, Roman Tokyo: the Shogun’s city at the twenty-first century Hebbert, Michael London Pineo, Ronn and James A. Baer (eds.) Cities of hope: people, protests, and progress in urbanizing Latin America, 1870–1930 Fyfe, Nicholas R. (ed.) Images of the street. Planning, identity and control in public space Duffy, Francis, with contributions from Kenneth Powell The new office     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bale, John 1993: Sport, space and the city Birchall, J. (ed.) 1992: Housing policy in the 1990s. Cross, Malcolm (ed.) 1992: Ethnic minorities and industrial change in Europe and North America. King, R. (ed.) 1993: Mass migration in Europe: the legacy and the future. Townroe, Peter and Ron Martin (eds) 1992. Regional development in the 1990s: the British Isles in transition.     

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.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Castells, Manuel and Hall, Peter 1994: Technopoles of the world: the making of 21st century industrial complexes. Blanke, B. (ed.) 1991: Staat und Stadt. Systematische, vergleichende und problemorientierte Analysen ‘dezentraler’ Politik. Politische Vierteljahresschritt, special issue 22. Vale, Lawrence J. 1992: Architecture, power, and national identity.     

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

Books reviewed Kleinman, Mark, Housing, welfare and the state in Europe. A comparitive analysis of Britain, France and Germany Kim, Won Bae, Mike Douglass and Sang-Choe (eds.), Culture and the city in East Asia Toepel, Kathleen, Zusammenwirken von nationaler und europäischer Regionapolitik in den neuen Bundesländern: eine kritische Bilanz Blowers, Andrew and Bob Evans (eds.) Town planning into the 21st century     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Clarke, Colin, Ceri Peach and Steven Vertovec (eds) 1990: South Asians overseas: migration and ethnicity. Gerecke, Kent (ed.) 1991: The Canadian city. Germain, Annick (ed.) 1991: L'Amènagement urbain: promesses et défis. Heinze, Rolf G. and Claus Offe (eds) 1990: Formen der Eigenarbeit. Theorie, Empirie, Vorschläge.     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Blasius, J. and J.S. Dangschat (eds) 1990: Gentrification. Aufwertung innerstädtischer Wohnviertel. Moehring, Eugene P. 1989: Resort city in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930–1970. Walton, John 1992: Western times and water wars: state, culture, and rebellion in California.