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

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.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Brownill, S. 1990: Developing London's docklands: another great planning disaster? Campbell, M. (ed.) 1990: Local economic policy. Cloke, P. and J. Little 1990: The rural state? Limits to planning in rural society. Greed, C. 1990: Surveying sisters: women in a traditional male profession. Low, Nicholas P. 1990: Planning, politics and the state: political foundations of planning thought. Shidlo, G. 1990: Social policy in a non-democratic regime: the case of public housing in Brazil. Sachs, C. 1990: São Paulo: politiques publiques et habitat populaire. Thomas, H. and P. Healey with I. Crawley, S. Essex, S. Hendler, T. Kitchen, D. Nicholson, B. Pell, R. Swinbourne, N. Tibbs and J. Underwood 1991: Dilemmas of planning practice.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Bestor, Theodore C. 1990: Neighborhood Tokyo. Lowe, P., T. Marsden and S. Whatmore 1990: Technological change and the rural environment. Marsden, T., P. Lowe and S. Whatmore (eds) 1990: Rural restructuring: global processes and their responses. Mingione, E. 1991: Fragmented societies: a sociology of economic life beyond the market paradigm. Schteingart, M. 1989: Los productores del espacio habitable: estado, empresa y sociedad en la Ciudad de Mexico. Ward, P. 1990: Mexico City: the production and reproduction of an urban environment.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Albrechts, L., Moulaert, F., Roberts, P. and Swyngedouw, E. , editors, 1989: Regional policy at the crossroads: European perspectives. Bagnasco, A. 1988: La costruzione sociale del mercato. Ball, M. 1988: Rebuilding construction: economic change in the British construction industry. Boulton, J. 1987: Neighbourhood and society: a London suburb in the seventeenth century. Dogan, M. and Kasarda, J.D. , editors, 1988: The metropolis era: volume 1, A world of giant cities; volume 2, Mega-Cities. Dose, N. and Drexler, A. editors, 1988: Technologieparks. Voraussetzungen, Bestandsaufnahme und Kritik. Eisenstadt, S.N. and Shachar, A. 1987: Society, culture and civilisation. Gaskell, G. and Benewick, R. editors, 1987: The crowd in contemporary Britain Hajer, M. A. 1989: City politics. Hamnett, C. and Randolph, B. 1988: Cities, housing and profits: flat breakup and the decline of private renting. Harris, R. 1988: Democracy in Kingston: a social movement in urban politics 1965–1970. Healey, P., McNamara, P., Elson, M. and Doak, A. 1988: Land use planning and the mediation of urban change. Helman, C. 1987: The Milton-Park affair: Canada's largest citizen-developer confrontation. Howells, J. and Green, A. 1988: Technological innovation, structural change and location in UK services. Howells, J. 1988: Economic, technological and locational trends in European services. Hudson, R. 1989: Wrecking a region: state policies, party politics and regional change in North East England. Jessen, J., Siebel, W., Siebel-Rebell, Chr., Walther, U.-J. and Weyrather, I. editors, 1988: Arbeit nach der Arbeit — Schattenwirtschaft, Wertewandel und Industriearbeit. Johnston, R.J., Pattie, C.J. and Allsopp, J.G. 1988: A nation dividing? The electoral map of Great Britain 1979–1987. Law, CM. with Grime, E.K., Grundy, C.J., Senior, M.L. and Tuppen, J.N. 1988: The uncertain future of the urban core. Plotkin, S. 1987: Keep out: the struggle for land use control.     

REVIEW ARTICLES

Eckstein, S. 1988: The poverty of revolution: the state and the urban poor in Mexico. Gilbert, A. and A. Varley 1991: Landlord and tenant: housing the poor in urban Mexico. Selby, H.A., A.D. Murphy and A. Lorenzen with I. Cabrera, A. Castañeda and L.I. Ruiz 1990: The Mexican urban household: organizing for self-defense. Clapham, D., P. Kemp and S.J. Smith 1990: Housing and social policy. Forrest, R., A. Murie and P. Williams 1990: Home ownership — differentiation and fragmentation. Malpass, P. and A. Murie 1990: Housing policy and practice. Morris, J. and M. Winn 1990: Housing and social inequality. Saunders, P. 1990: A nation of home owners.     

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.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Bouquet, M. and Winter, M. editors, 1987: Who from their labours rest? Conflict and practice in rural tourism. Chapman, K. and Humphrys, G. editors, 1987: Technical change and industrial policy. Danson, M. editor, 1986: Redundancy and recession. Restructuring the regions? Gilroy, P. 1987: ‘There ain't no black in the Union Jack’: the cultural politics of race and nation. Glebe, G. and O'Loughlin, J. editors, 1987: Foreign minorities in continental European cities. Henckel, D., Nopper, E. and Rauch, N. 1984: Informationstechnologie und Stadtentwicklung Henckel, D., Grabow, B., Knopf, C., Rauch, N. and Regitz, W. 1986: Produktionstechnologien und Raumentwicklung McGee, T. with Choo, C., Linge, G., Missen, G., Salih, K., Taylor, M., Young, L. and Warr, P. 1986: Industrialisation and labour force processes: case study of Peninsular Malaysia. Taylor, M. and Thrift, N. editors, 1986: Multinationals and the restructuring of the world economy. Waldinger, R. 1986: Through the eye of the needle: immigrants and enterprise in New York's garment trades.     

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: Gans, Herbert J. 1991: People, plans, and policies: essays on poverty, racism, and other national urban problems. Leontidou, Lila 1990: The Mediterranean city in transition: social change and urban development. Plunz, Richard 1990: A history of housing in New York City: dwelling type and social change in the American metropolis. Sassen, S. 1991. The global city: New York, London, Tokyo. Shields, Rob 1991: Places on the margin: alternative geographies of modernity.     

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

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.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Ambrose P. 1986: Whatever happened to planning? Amin, A. and Goddard, B. editors, 1986: Technological change, industrial restructuring and regional development. Anderson, J. editor, 1986: The rise of the modern state. Bruton, M. and Nicholson, D. 1987: Local planning in practice. Clapham, D. and English, J. editors, 1987: Public housing: current trends and future developments. Clavel, P. 1986: The progressive city: planning and participation, 1969–1984. Cloke, P. editor, 1987: Rural planning: policy into action?. Healey, M.J. and Ilbery, B.W. editors, 1985: The industrialization of the countryside. Eyles, J. 1987: The geography of the National Health: an essay in welfare geography. Foglesong, R.E. 1986: Planning the capitalist city: the Colonial Era to the 1920s. Goldberg, M.A. 1985: The Chinese connection. Getting plugged in to Pacific Rim real estate, trade and capital markets. Hoggart, K. and Kofman, E. editors, 1986: Politics, geography and social stratification. Jaguaribe, H., dos Santos, W., de Paiva, M., Fritsch, W. and Bastos de Avila, F. 1986: Brazil, 2000: para um Novo Pacto Social Lees, A. 1985: Cities perceived: urban society in European and American thought 1820–1940. Lowder, S. 1986. Third world Cities. Markusen, A., Hall, P. and Glasmeier, A. 1986: High tech America: the what, how, where and why of the sunrise industries. Martin, R. and Rowthorn, B. editors, 1986: The geography of deindustrialisation. Newman, D. editor, 1985: The impact of Gush-Emunim: politics and settlement in the West Bank. Rees, G. and Lambert, J. 1985: Cities in crisis: the political economy of urban development in postwar Britain. Smith, Susan J. 1986: Crime, space and society. Southall, A., Nas, P.J.M. and Ansari, G. editors, 1985: City and society: studies in urban ethnicity, life-style and class.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Amirahmadi, Hooshang 1990: Revolution and economic transition: the Iranian experience. Ben-Ari, Eyal 1991: Changing Japanese suburbia: a study of two present-day localities. Conroy, W.J. 1990: Challenging the boundaries of reform: socialism in Burlington. Krumholz, Norman and John Forester 1990: Making equity planning work: leadership in the public sector. Marcuse, Peter and F. Staufenbiel (eds) 1991: Wohnen und Stadtpolitik im Umbruch: Perspektiven der Stadterneuerung nach 40 Jahren DDR. Pyke, F., G. Becattini and W. Sengenberger (eds) 1990: Industrial districts and interfirm cooperation in Italy. Quesnel, Louise and Serge Belley (with the collaboration of J. Leveillee) 1991: Partis politiques municipaux: une étude de sociologie electorale.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Angel, S., Archer, R.W., Tanphiphat, S. and Wegelin, E.A. editors, 1983: Land for housing the poor. Armstrong, W. and McGee, T.G. 1985: Theatres of accumulation: studies in Asian and Latin American urbanization. Gwynne, R.N. 1985: Industrialisation and urbanisation in Latin America. Breheny, M. and Hooper, A. editors, 1985: Rationality in planning: critical essays on the role of rationality in urban and regional planning. Bulmer, M. 1986: Neighbours: the work of Philip Abrams. Castells, M. editor, 1985: High technology, space and society. Demko, G. editor, 1984: Regional development, problems and policies in eastern and western Europe. Dickens, P., Duncan, S., Goodwin, M. and Gray, F. 1985: Housing, states and localities. Edel, M., Sclar, E.D. and Luria, D. 1984: Shaky places: home ownership and social mobility in Boston's suburbanization. Forrest, R. and Murie, A. 1985: An unreasonable act? Goldsmith, M. editor, 1986: New research in central-local relations. Goldberg, M.A. and Mercer, J. 1986: The myth of the north American city: continentalism challenged. Gordon, G. editor, 1986: Regional cities in the UK 1890–1980. Hamel, P. and Leonard, J-F. 1981: Les organisations populaires, l'etat et la démocratie Lesemann, F. 1984: Services and circuses: community and the welfare state. Hudson, R. and Lewis, J. editors, 1985: Uneven development in southern Europe: studies of accumulation, class, migration and the state. Kern-Simirenko. C.A. editor, 1982: Professionalization of Soviet society: essays written by Alex Simirenko. Krämer, J. and Neef, R. editors, 1985: Krise und konflikte in der großstadt im entwickelten kapitalismus. Logan, W.S. 1985: The gentrification of inner Melbourne: a political geography of inner city housing. Loughlin, M., Gelfand, M.D. and Young, K. editors, 1985: Half a century of municipal decline, 1935–1985. Flynn, N., Leach, S. and Vielba, C. 1985: Abolition or reform? The GLC and the Metropolitan County Councils. Ranson, S., Jones, G. and Walsh, K. editors, 1985: Between centre and locality. Massey, D. and Meegan, R. editors, 1985: Politics and method: contrasting studies in industrial geography. Pacione, M. editor, 1985: Progress in industrial geography. McAuslan, P. 1985: Urban land and shelter for the poor. Murgatroyd, L., Savage, M., Shapiro, D., Urry, J., Walby, S., Warde, A. with Marklawson, J. 1985: Localities, class and gender. Rees, G., Bujra, J., Littlewood, P., Newby, H. and Rees, T.L. editors, 1985: Political action and social identity: class, locality and ideology. Roberts, B., Finnegan, R. and Gallie, D. editors, 1985: New approaches to economic restructuring: unemployment and the social division of labour.     

SHORTER REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Behnken, I., M. du Bois-Reymond and J. Zinnecker 1989: Stadtgeschichte als Kindheitsgeschichte: Lebensraüme von Groβstadtkindern in Deutschland und Holland um 1900. Benton, L. 1990: Invisible factories: the informal economy and industrial development in Spain. King, D. and J. Pierre (eds) 1990: Challenges to local government. Pickvance, C. and E. Preteceille (eds) 1990: State restructuring and local power: a comparative perspective. Lowe, P. and M. Bodiguel (eds) 1990: Rural studies in Britain and France. Thornley, A. 1990: Urban planning under Thatcherism: the challenge of the market.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Blowers, A., Brook, C., Dunleavy, P. and McDowell, L. editors, 1982: Urban change and conflict: an interdisciplinary reader. Cochrane, A., Hamnett, C. and McDowell, L. editors, 1982: City, economy and society: a comparative reader. Clavel, P. 1983: Opposition planning in Wales and Appalachia. Cox, K.R. and Johnston, R.J. editors, 1982: Conflict, politics and the urban scene. Elliott, B. and McCrone, D. 1982: The city: patterns of domination and conflict. Englander, D. 1983: Landlord and tenant in urban Britain 1838–1918. Epstein, A.L. 1981: Urbanization and kinship: the domestic domain on the Copper-belt of Zambia 1950–56. Eversley, D. and Kollmann, W. editors, 1982: Population change and social planning. Forrest, R., Henderson, J. and Williams, P. editors, 1982: Urban political economy and social theory. Gibson, M. S. and Langstaff, M. J. 1982: An introduction to urban renewal Gilbert, A. editor (in association with Hardoy, J. E. and Ramirez, R.) 1982: Urbanization in contemporary Latin America. Gilbert, A. and Gugler, J. 1982: Cities, poverty and development — urbanization in the third world. Healey, P., McDougall, G. and Thomas, M.J. editors, 1982: Planning theory: prospects for the 1980s. Maguire, C.C. 1981: International housing policies. Marcussen, L. 1982: Settlement in Turkey: a report on the politics of housing and urbanization. Schwerdtfeger, F. W. 1982: Traditional housing in African cities. Smith, M.P. 1980: The city and social theory. Starkie, D. 1982: The motorway age: road and traffic policies in postwar Britain. Thompson, F.M.L. editor, 1982: The rise of suburbia. Ward, P.M. editor, 1982: Self-help housing: a critique. Whitt, J.A. 1982: Urban elites and mass transportation: the dialectics of power. Wikan, U. 1980: Life among the poor in Cairo     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Aydalot, P. and Keeble, D. editors, 1988: High technology industry and innovative environments: the European experience. Ball, M., Harloe, M. and Martens, M. 1988: Housing and social change in Europe and the USA. Champion, A.G., Green, A., Owen, D., Ellin, D. and Coombes, M. 1987: Changing places: Britain's demographic, economic and social complexion. Cochrane, A. editor, 1987: Developing local economic strategies. Elkins, T.H. with Hofmeister, B. 1988: Berlin: the spatial structure of a divided city. Forbes, D. and Thrift, N. editors, 1987: The socialist third world. Urban development and territorial planning. Gurr, T.R. and King, D. 1987: The state and the city. Hall, P. and Preston, P. 1988: The carrier wave. New information technology and the geography of innovation, 1846–2003. Häußermann, H. and Siebel, W. 1987: Neue Urbanität. Markusen, A.R. 1987: Regions: the economics and politics of territory. Marshall, G., Newby, H., Rose, D. and Vogler, C. 1988: Social class in modern Britain. Mullings, L. editor, 1987: Cities of the United States: studies in urban anthropology. Palma, J.C. editor, 1986; Los movimientos sociales en Puebla, 2 volumes. Parkinson, M., Foley, B. and Judd, D. editors 1988: Regenerating the cities: the UK crisis and the American experience. Power, A. 1987: Property before people: the management of twentieth-century council housing. Relph, E. 1987: The modern urban landscape. Schaffer, D. 1988: Two centuries of American planning. Smith, D. 1988: The Chicago School: a liberal critique of capitalism.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Ball, M. 1983: Housing policy and economic power: the political economy of owner occupation. Cannadine, D. editor, 1982: Patricians, power and politics in nineteenth-century towns. Cornuel, D. and Duriez, B. 1983: Le mirage urbain. Histoire du logement à Roubaix. Dunford, M. and Perrons, D. 1983: The arena of capital. Fainstein, S.S., Fainstein, N.I., Hill, R.C., Judd, D. and Smith, M.P. (with Armstead, P.J. and Keller, M. ) 1983: Restructuring the city. The political economy of urban redevelopment. Feagin, J. R. 1983: The urban real estate game: playing monopoly with real money. Goddard, J. B. and Champion, A. G. editors, 1983: The urban and regional transformation of Britain. Regional Studies Association 1983: Report of an inquiry into regional problems in the United Kingdom. Klaassen, L. H. and Molle, W. T. M. editors, 1983: Industrial mobility and migration in the European Community. Lea, D. A. M. and Chaudhri, D. P. editors, 1983: Rural development and the state: contradictions and dilemmas in developing countries. Lins, J. 1982: Mitbestimmung im Wohnbau Von Technokratenherrschaft zu konkreter Demokratie. Magnusson, W. and Sancton, A. editors, 1983: City politics in Canada. Offer, A. 1981: Property and politics 1870–1914: landownership, law, ideology and urban development in England. Pahl, R.E., Flynn, R. and Buck, N.H. 1983: Structures and processes of urban life Pons, V. and Francis, R. editors, 1983: Urban social research: problems and prospects. Rapoport, A. 1982: The meaning of the built environment. Sarin, M. 1982: Urban planning in the third world: the Chandigarh experience. Taylor, M. and Thrift, N. editors, 1982: The geography of multinationals. Wynot, E.D. 1983: Warsaw between the world wars: profile of the capital city in a developing land, 1918–39.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Anderson Jeffrey J. 1992: The territorial imperative: pluralism, corporatism and economic crisis. Dossal, Mariam 1991: Imperial designs and Indian realities: the planning of Bombay City 1845–1875. Hamel, Pierre 1991: Action collective et démocratie locale: les mouvements urbains Montréalais. Könen, Ralf 1990: Wohnungsnot und Obdachlosigkeit im Sozialstaat. Lundqvist, Lennart J. 1991: Dislodging the welfare state? Housing and privatization in four European nations. Lundqvist, Lennart J. (ed.) 1991: Policy, organization, tenure. A comparative history of housing in small welfare states. Marsden, Terry, Philip Lowe and Sarah Whatmore (eds) 1992: Labour and locality: uneven development and the rural labour process. Taylor-Gooby, Peter 1991: Social change, social welfare and social science.