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

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     

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.     

Hidden Cities

Books reviewed in this article: Borden, Iain, Joe Kerr and Jane Rendell (eds.) with Alicia Pivaro The unknown city: contesting architecture and social space Coutard, Olivier (ed.) The governance of large technical systems Easterling, Keller Organization space: landscapes, highways, and houses in America Melosi, Martin V. The sanitary city: urban infrastructure in America from colonial times to the present     

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?     

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.     

Book Reviews

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

Harvey, David, Justice, Nature & the Geography of Difference Jeffrey, Charlie, (ed.) The Regional Dimension of the European Union. Towards a Third Level in Europe? Keating, Michael and Jeffrey Loughlin (eds.)The Political Economy of Regionalism Le Galès, Patrick and Christian Lequesne, (eds.) Les Paradoxes des régions en Europe Grabner, Gernot and David Stark, (eds.) Restructuring networks in post-socialism. Legacies, linkages and localities Taylor, Ian, Karen Evans and Penny Fraser, A Tale of Two Cities: Global Change, Local Feeling and Everyday Life in the North of England. A Study in Manchester and Sheffield Caulfield, Jon and Linda Peake, (eds.) City Lives and City Forms. Critical Research and Canadian Urbanism Turnbull, Geoffrey K., Urban Consumer Theory Barringer, Herbert, Robert W. Gardner and Michael Levin Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States Hardy, Sally, Mark Hart, Albrechts Louis and Anastasios Katos An Enlarged Europe: Regions in Competition?     

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

Harloe, Michael The people's home? Social rented housing in Europe & America Hitz, Keil, Lehrer, Ronneberger, Schmid and Wolff (eds.) Capitales Fatales: Urbanisierung und Politik in den Finanzmetropolen Frankfurt und Zürich Ascher, François (ed.) Le logement en questions Shapira, Philip, Ian Masser and David W. Edgington (eds.) Planning for cities and regions in Japan     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Amin, Ash (ed.) 1994: Post-fordism. A reader. Week, Michael 1995: Die Kultur der Kulturverwaltung: eine hermeneutische Analyse von Biographie und Verwaltungshandeln. Forest, Ray and Alan Murie (eds.) 1995: Housing and family wealth: comparative international perspectives. Hasson, S. and D. Ley 1994: Neighbourhood organizations and the welfare state.     

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     

Social movements and globalization

Pierre Hamel, Henri Lustiger‐Thaler and Margit Mayer (eds.) Urban movements in a globalizing world John Guidry, Michael Kennedy and Mayer Zald (eds.) Globalizations and social movements: culture, power, and the transnational public sphere     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Hugh Atkinson and Stuart Wilks‐Heeg Local government from Thatcher to Blair: the politics of creative autonomy Alistair Cole and Peter John Local governance in England and France Gertjan Dijkink and Hans Knippenberg (eds.) The territorial factor: political geography in a globalising world André Donzel Marseille: l'expérience de la cité John Dunning (ed.) Regions, globalization, and the knowledge based economy Jonathan Glancey Bread and circuses Brian Richards Future transport in cities Marco Buti, Daniele Franco and Lucio R. Pench (eds.) The welfare state in Europe: challenges and reforms Kenneth Kolson Big plans: the allure and folly of urban design Sako Musterd and Willem Salet (eds.) Amsterdam human capital Martin Kronauer Exklusion: Die Gefährdung des Sozialen im hochentwickelten Kapitalismus     

Book Reviews

David Coates and John Hillard (eds) UK Economic Decline: Key Texts Vaughan-Whitead, D. et al. Workers' Financial Participation – East–West Experiences Paul Thompson and David McHugh Work Organisations – A Critical Introduction (second edition) Sue Ledwith and Fiona Colgan (eds) Women in Organisation s– Challenging Gender Politics Harry Scarborough (ed.) The Management of Expertise John Storey (ed.) Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management Jack Eaton Globalization and Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry Pamela Sugiman Labour's Dilemma: The Gender Politics of Auto Workers in Canada, 1937–1979 Jeff Torrington The Devil's Carousel John Solomos and Les Back Race, Politics and Social Change     

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

Book reviewed in this article: Amit-Talai, Vered and Henri Lustiger-Thaler (eds.) 1994: Urban lives: fragmentation and resistance. Morton Suzanne 1995: Ideal surroundings, domestic life in a working-class suburb in the 1920's. Hay den, Dolores 1995: The power of place: urban landscapes as public history. Rémy, Jean (ed.) 1995: Georg Simmel: ville et modernité. Bennani-Chraïbi, Mounia 1994: Soumis et rebelles: les jeunes au Maroc. Stébé, Jean-Marc 1995: La réhabilitation de l'habitat social en France.     

National Enterprises,National States and Labour Relations after the End of Globalization

Books reviewed in this essay: Edwards, Paul and Tony Elger (eds.) The global economy, national states, and the regulation of labour Waddington, Jeremy (ed.) Globalization and patterns of labour resistance Rugman, Alan The end of globalization     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Biorcio, Roberto La Padania Promessa Cartocci, Roberto Fra Lega e Chiesa Diamanti, Ilvo La Lega: Geografia, Storia e Sociologia di un nuovo Soggetto Politico Diamanti, Ilvo Il Male del Nord: Lega, Localismo, Secessione Magatti, Mauro Tra Disordine e Scisma Mannheimer, Renato, (ed.) La Lega Lombarda Hebbert, Michael London Mazzette, Antonietta and Giancarlo Rovati (eds.) La Protesta dei ’forti”: Leghe del Nord e Partito Sardo d’Azione Pajetta, Giovanna Il Grande Camaleonte: Episodi, Passioni, Avventure del Leghismo Vicercati, Daniele I Lombardi alla nuova Crociati Veltz, Pierre Mondialism Villes et Territoires: L’economie Archipel Abromeit, Heidrun Democracy in Europe. Legitimising Politics in a Non‐state Polity Dietz, Henry and Gil Shidlo, (eds.) Urban Democratic Elections in Latin America Harrison, Bennett and Marcus Weiss Workforce Development Networks: Community‐based Organizations and Regional Alliances Sugrue, Thomas J. The Origins of the Urban Crisis. Race and Inequality in Postwar Detriot Wilford, Rich and Robert L. Miller (eds.) Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism: The Politics of Transition Jones, G.V. and P. Visaria Urbanisation in Large Developing Countries. China, Indonesia, Brazil and India Buiseret, David (eds.) Envisioning the City: Six Studies in Urban Cartography Taylor, Peter J. Modernities: A Geohistorical Interpretation