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book reviewed in this article:
Violence and the Police: A Sociological Study of Law, Custom, and Morality. By W illiam A. W estley .
Institutional Racism in America. Edited by L ouis L. K nowles and K enneth P rewitt .
Mexican Americans. By J oan W. M oore with A lfredo C uéllar .
Points of Rebellion. By W illiam O. D ouglas .
Protest, Refor, and Revolt: A Reader in Social Movements. Edited by J oseph R. G usfield .
Political Violence: The Behavioral Process. By H. L. N ieburg .
Nothing Left But Murder. By J ames M. R einhardt .
Mexican-Americans in the United States: A Reader. Edited by J ohn H. B urma .
The American Enlisted Man. By C harles M oskos , J r .
The Research Act: A Theoretical Introduction to Sociological Methods. By N orman K. D enzin .     

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Book Reviewed in this article. The Volume and Dynamics of International Migation and Transnational Social Spaces. By Thomas Faist. Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth‐Century Atlantic Economy. By Kevin H. O'Rourke and Jeffrey G. Williamson. Migration and the Origins of the Englth Atlantic WorLd. By Alison Games. Immigration et intkgration: I'état des savoirs. Edited by Philippe Dewitte. Trade in Strangers: The Beginnings of Mas Migratin to North America. By Marianne S. Wokeck. Reconstructing Citizenship: The Politics of Nationality Reform and Immigration in Contemporary France. By Miriam Feldblum. Fences and Neighbors: The Political Geography ofrmmigration Control. By Jeannette Money. Separate Destinations: Migration, Immigration and the Politics of Places. By James G. Gimpel. Marketing the American Creed Abroad: Diasporas in the US. and Their Homeland. By Yossi Shain. The Kctorian Spinster and Colonial Emigration: Contested Subjects. By Rita S. Kranidis. Disoriented: Asian Americans, Law, and the Nation State. By Robert S. Chang. Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeks from the Great Migration to the Great Depression. By Douglas Monroy. Race, Police, and the Making of a Political Identity: Mexican Americans and the Los Angela Police Department, 1900–1945. By Edward J. Escobar. Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culmre. By Robert G. Lee. Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities. By Fenggang Yang. If Theu, Don't Bring Their Women Here: Chinese Female Immigration Before Exclusion. By George Anthony Peffer. Korean Immigrants and The Challenge of Adustment. By Moon H. Jo. Crosscurrents: West Indian Immigrants and Race. By Milton Vickerman. The Marginal Nation: Transborzkr Migration From Bangladsh To West Bengal. By Ranabir Sammadar. Khmer American: Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic Community. By Nancy J. Smith‐Hefner. Helping Out: Children's Labor in Ethnic Businesses. By Miri Song. Irish Immigrants in Modern Britain, 1750–1922. By Donald M. MacRaild. The Germans in the American Civil War. By Wilhelm Kaufmann.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Elliott Leyton (ed.), The Compact: Selected Dimensions of Friendship, Newfoundland Social and Economic Papers No. 3.
Mark Ivagler, Natives Without a Home.
Lorne Tepperman, Social Mobility in Canada.
Robert A. Stebbins, The Disorderly Classrooms: Its Physical and Temporal Conditions.
Robert A. Silverman and James J. Teevan, Jr, Crime in Canadian Society.
Brian A. Grosman, Police Command: Decisions and Discretion.
Samuel D. Clark, J. Paul Grayson, and Linda M. Garyson (eds.), Prophecy and Protest: Social Movements in twentieth-Centuary Canada.
Gustavus Myers, A History of Canadian Wealth
Richard Hamilton, Restraining Myths: Critical studies of U.S Social Structure and Politics.
T. R. Balakrishnan, J. F. Kantner. and J. D. Allingham, Fertility and family Planning in a Canadian Metropolis.
Pierre Dansereau, La terre des hommes et le paysage interieur.
Michel Pelletier et Yves Vailancourt, Les politiques sociales et les travailleurs, cahier IV: Les annees soixante     

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Modernization and the Structure of Societies: A Setting for International Affairs. By M arion J. L evy , J r.
India's Roots of Democracy. By C arl C. T aylor , D ouglas E nsminger , H elen W. J ohnson , and J ean J oyce .
The Established and the Outsiders: A Sociological Enquiry into Community Problems. By N orbert E lias and J. L. S cotson .
Industry and Labour in the USSR. Edited by G. V. O sipov , with an Introduction by M aurice H ookham .
The Economics of Delinquency. By B elton M. F leisher , with a Foreword by M orris J anowitz .
Marriage and Family among Negroes. By J essie B ernard .
The Arab Moslems in the United States: Religion and Assimilation. By A bdo E lkholy .
Brief Mention
Honour and Shame: The Values of Mediterranean Society . Edited by J. G. Peristiany
Political Systems: Some Sociological Approaches . By H. V. Wiseman     

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Human Behavior: An Inventory of Scientific Findings. By B ernard B erelson and G ary A. S teiner .
Georg Lukács' Marxism Alienation, Dialectics, Revolution: A Study in Utopia and Ideology. By V ictor Z itta .
The Military and Society in Latin America. By J ohn J. J ohnson .
Rural Revolution in France: The Peasantry in the Twentieth Century. By G ordon W right .
Skid Row in American Cities. By D onald J. B ogue .
Paternalism in the Japanese Economy: Anthropological Studies of Oyabun-Kobun Patterns. By J ohn W. B ennett and I wao I shino .
Lawyers in Politics: A Study in Professional Convergence. By H einz E ulau and J ohn D. S prague .
Assimilation in American Life: The Role of Race, Religion, and National Origins. By M ilton M. G ordon .
The Educational Decision-Makers. By A aron V. C icourel and J ohn I. K itsuse .
Social Groups as System and Subsystem. By O dd R amsöuy .     

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Two N.J. Programs Join Forces to Capitalize on Economies of Scale, Synergy Wis. Providers Lament State Culture They Say Doesn't Back Treatment HARMD Agenda Worsens Methadone Stigma Issues Vermont Addiction Counselors Under Pressure to Have MH Licenses Police Pay Students for Drug Tips in Controversial Move White House Proposes Level Funding for SAPT Block Grant Briefly Noted State News Business Coming up     

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The Behavioral Sciences Today. Edited by B ernard B erelson .
A Short History of Sociology. By H einz M aus .
Sociological Theory, Values, and Sociocultural Change: Essays in Honor of Pitirim A. Sorokin. Edited by E dward A. T iryakian .
Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking. By W illiam B. C ameron , with a Foreward by C harles H. P age .
Ethnic Patterns in American Cities. By S tanley L ieberson .
American Community Behavior. By J essie B ernard .
Governing the Metropolis. By S cott G reer .
Theory of Collective Behavior. By N eil J. S melser .
Race Relations in International Affairs. By R obert S. B rowne . R oger N. B aldwin .
Intergroup Relations and Leadership: Approaches and Research in Industrial, Ethnic, Cultural, and Political Areas. Edited by M uzafer S herif .
The Radical Right. Edited by D aniel B ell .
These Rights They Seek: A Comparison of the Goals and Techniques of Local Civil Rights Organizations. By J acquelyne J. C larke .
Society and the Law: New Meanings for an Old Profession. By F. J ames D avis , H enry H. F oster , J r ., C. R ay J effery , and E. E ugene D avis .
Home, School, and Work: A Study of the Education and Employment of Young People in Britain. By M. P. C arter .
Young Germany: A History of the German Youth Movement. By W alter Z. L aqueur .
Two Generations of Soviet Man: A Study in the Psychology of Communism. By J ohn K osa .
Work and Leisure. By N els A nderson .     

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Philosophical Aspects of Culture. By B ertram M orris .
Science and the New Nations. Edited by R uth G ruber .
Complex Organizations: A Sociological Reader. Edited by A mitai E tzioni .
Parents without Partners. A Guide for Divorced, Widowed, or Separated Parents. By J im E gleson and J anet F rank E gleson .
Unmarried Mothers. By C lark E. V incent .
Man Takes Control: Cultural Development and American Aid. By C harles J. E rasmus .
Norway's Families: Trends, Problems, Programs. By T homas D. E liot , A rthur H illman , and Others.
Public Opinion and American Democracy. By V. O. K ey , J r .
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy. By J ames N. R osenan .
Newer Dimensions of Patient Care: The Use of the Physical and Social Environment of the General Hospital for Therapeutic Purposes. By E sther L ucille B rown .
Public Leadership. By W endell B ell , R ichard J. H ill , and C harles R. W right .
The Effects of Leadership, By H anan C. S elvin .
Leadership and Organization. By R obert T annenbaum , I rving R. W eschler , and F red M assarik .
Social Structure and Personality: A Case Book. By Y ehudi A. C ohen .
Love and Conflict: New Patterns in Family Life. By G ibson W inter .
Race Relations in Virginia, 1870–1902. By C harles E. W ynes .
Race Prejudice and Education. By C yril B ibby .
The Precarious Vision: A Sociologist Looks at Social Fictions and Christian Faith. By P eter L. B erger .     

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book reviewed in this article:
Poverty Warriors. By L ouis A. Z urcher , J r .
Pathways to Data. Edited by R obert W. H abenstein
Many Wives, Many Powers: Authority and Power in Polygynous Families. By R emi C lignet .
Deviance and Respectability: The Social Construction of Moral Meanings. Edited by J ack D. D ouglas .
Social Change and the Individual: Japan Before and After Defeat in World War II. By K azuko T surumi .
Polish Society. By J an S zczepanski
A Sociology of Sociology. By R obert W. F riedrichs .     

Career Prospects in the London Metropolitan Police in the Early Twentieth Century

Abstract One of the strategies increasingly used by employers in the nineteenth century to make work more efficient was the promise of internal promotion, based on uniformity of treatment and selection by merit. The Metropolitan Police had pursued this strategy since the establishment of the force in 1829. Presentations of the promotion system were couched in challenging language, promising to reward all conscientious officers with a rise to a higher rank. Promotion brought with it increased pay, better work conditions, greater authority and prestige, and for some officers real social and economic mobility. This paper examines the principles underlying the promotion system in the Metropolitan Police, the terms in which they were formulated and their application. Of crucial importance are these questions: Who benefitted from the opportunity offered by the Metropolitan Police? What was the relationship between rhetoric and policy? What personal factors helped determine upward mobility? Did the police offer real equality of opportunity? A computer-based analysis of the careers of all recruits to the Metropolitan Police at the turn of the century provides firm answers and suggests patterns of mobility outside the Metropolitan Police.     

Feature Review

Books reviewed in this article:
Inside the Company. By Philip Agee.
The Lawless State: The Crimes of the U. S. Intelligence Agencies, By Morton H. Halperin, Jerry J. Berman, Robert L. Borosage, and Christine M. Marwick.
The Double-Cross System in the War of 1939 to 1945. By J. C. Masterman.
The Torment of Secrecy: The Background and Consequences of American Security Policies. By Edward A. Shils.
Ferdinand Tönnies. A New Evaluation. Essays and Documents. Edited by Werner J. Cahnman.     

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book reviewed in this article:
Family-Planning Programs. Edited by B ernard B erelson .
The Politics of School Desegregation: Comparative Case Studies of Community Structure and Policy-Making. By R obert L. C rain , with the assistance of M orton I nger , G erald M cworter , and J ames J. V anecko .
The Marijuana Smokers. By E rich G oode .
The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point. By P hilip s later .
Farm Information for Modernizing Agriculture: The Taiwan System. By H erbert F. L ionberger and H. C. C hange .
Religion in Social Context: Tradition and Transitition. By N. J. D emerath iii and P hillip E. H ammond .
Explanations. By G wynn N ettler .
Rural Sociology in India. By A. R. D esai .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
The New Industrial State. By J ohn K enneth G albraith .
Jurimetrics, Edited by H ans W. B aade . Contributors: L ayman E. A llen , W alter B erns , M ary E. C aldwell , S ally F. D ennis , R eed D ickersons , W illiam B. E ldridge , D jangir A. K erimov , F red K ort , L ee L oevinger , G lendon S chuber , J oseph J. S pengler , S. S idney U lmer .
The American University: How It Runs, Where It Is Going. By J acques B arzun .
Children of Crisis: A Study of Courage and Fear. By R obert C oles .
Dialectical Society: An Analysis of the Sociology of Georges Gurvitch. By P hillip B osserman .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Mental Illness and Social Processes. Edited by T11 homas J. S cheff .
Revolutionary Change. By C halmers J ohnson .
Sociology and Philosophy: A Centenary Collection of Essays and Articles. By L. T. H obhouse . Preface by S ir S ydney C aine . Intro-duction by M orris G insberg .
Engineers: The Anatomy of a Profession. By J. E. G erstl and S. P. H utton .
Organization for Treatment: A Comparative Study of Institutions for Delinquents. By D avid S treet , R obert D. V inter , and C harles P errow .     

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book reviewed in this article:
The Tenacity of Prejudice: Anti-Semitism in Contemporary America. By G ertrude J. S elznick and S tephen S teinberg .
Indicators of Change in the American Family. By A bbott L. F erris .
Among the People: Encounters with the Poor. Edited by IRWIN DEUTSCHER and E lizabeth J. T hompson .
Sociological Theory, An Introduction. By W alter L. W allace .
The Age of Protest. Edited by W alt A nderson .
The University and Revolution. Edited by G ary R. W eaver and J ames W eaver     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Family Structure in Jamaica: The Social Context of Reproduction. By J udith B lake .
The Politics of Urban Renewal. The Chicago Findings. By P eter H. R ossi and R obert A. D entler .
Anatomy of a Metropolis: The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region. By E dgar M. H oover and R aymond V ernon .
Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City. By R obert A. D ahl .
Criminal Law: Problems for Decision in the Promulgation, Invocation, and Administration of a Law of Crimes. Edited by R ichard C. D onnelly , J oseph G oldstein , and R ichard D. S chwartz .
Collective Dynamics. By K urt L ang and G ladys E ngel L ang .
Occupations and Social Status. By A lbert J. R eiss , J r . With the collaboration of O tis D udley D uncan , P aul K. H att , and C ecil C. N orth .
Religion in Chinese Society: A Study of Contemporary Social Functions of Religion and Some of Their Historical Factors. By C. K. Y ang .
German Catholics and Hitler's Wars. By G ordon Z ahn .
Aging and Personality: A Study of Eighty-Seven Older Men. By S uzanne R eichard , F lorine , L ivson , and P aul G. P etersen .
The American Funeral: A Study in Guilt, Extravagance, and Sublimity. By L e R oy B owman , with an Introduction by H arry A. O verstreet .
The Church and the Older Person. By R obert M. G ray and D avid O. M oberg , with a Foreword by E rnest W. B urgess .
Handbook of Small Group Research. By A. P aul H are .
The Effects of Federal Programs on Higher Education: A Study of Thirty-six Universities and Colleges. By H arold O rlans .
Field Studies in the Mental Disorders. Edited by J oseph Z ubin .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Economics of Information Technology: An Introduction. By H.R. Varian, J. Farrell and C. Shapiro. The Information Revolution and Developing Countries. By E. J. Wilson. Indices and Indicators in Development: An Unhealthy Obsession with Numbers. By Stephen Morse. Putting Our House in Order: Recasting G8 Policy Towards Africa. By David Mepham and James Lorge. Land and Schooling: Transferring Wealth Across Generations. By Agnes R. Quisumbing, Jonna P. Estudillo and Keijiro Otsuka. Price, Principle and the Environment. By Mark Sagoff. The New Conditionality: The Politics of Poverty Reduction Strategies. Edited by Jeremy Gould. Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and its Impact on the Developing World. By Devesh Kapur and John McHale.     

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Books reviewed in this article: People and Plans. Essays on Urban Problems and Solutions.By Herbert J. Gans . The Structure of Community Power. Edited By Michael Aiken and Paul E. Mott . Ferdinand Töennies on Sociology: Pure, Applied, and Empirical. Selected Writings. Edited and with an Introduction by Werner J. Cahnman and Rudolf Heberle . Campus Power Struggle. Edited by Howard S. Becker . Kinship and Class: A Midwestern Study. By Bernard Farber . Social Relationships. By George J. Mc Call , Michal M. Mc Call , Norman K. Denzin , Gerald D. Suttles and Suzanne B. Kurth .     

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power and democracy in america . Edited by William V. D' Antonio and Howard J. Ehrlich.
family growth in metropolitan america . By Charles F. Westoff, Robert G. Porter, Jr., Philip C. Sagi, and Elliot G. Mishler.
marriage and the american ideal . By Floyd M. Martinson.
the child and society: the process of socialization . By Frederick Elkin.
tradition, values, and socio-economic development . Edited by Ralph Braibanti and Joseph J. Spengler.
the modernization of iran, 1921–1941 . By Amin Banani.
race and reason: a yankee view . By Charles Putnam.
the negro in american civilization . By Nathaniel Weyl.
the negro in france . By Shelby T. McCloy.
fifty-eight lonely men: southern federal judges and school desegregation . By J. W. Peltason.
american society: a sociological interpretation . By Robin M. Williams, Jr. Revised edition.
the politics of mass society . By William Kornhauser.
autocracy and democracy . By Ralph K. White and Ronald O. Lippitt.
crime in america: controversial issues in twentieth-century criminology . Edited by Herbert A. Bloch.
the mandarins: the circulation of elites in china, 1600–1900 . By Robert M. Marsh.
social work research . Edited by Norman A. Polansky.
contemporary political ideologies . Edited by Joseph S. Roucek.
mathematical thinking in the measurement of behavior . Edited by Herbert Solomon.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment and the Crisis of Development. By Bruce Rich Agriculture, Projects and Development: Papers in Honour of David Edwards. Edited by J. D. MacArthur and J. Weiss The Economics of Project Appraisal and the Environment. Edited by John Weiss Rethinking Technical Cooperation: Reforms for Capacity Building in Africa. Co-ordinated by Elliot J. Berg World Food Aid: Experiences of Recipients and Donors. Edited by John Shaw and Edward Clay Making Democracy Work: A Framework for Macro Economic Policy in South Africa. By the Macro Economic Research Group (MERG) Challenging the Professions: Frontiers for Rural Development. By Robert Chambers Inquiry at the Grassroots. Edited by William Glade and Charles A. Reilly Sowing Beyond the State: NGOs and Seed Supply in Developing Countries. By Elizabeth Cromwell and Steve Wiggins with Sondra Wentzel The Politics of Global Debt. Edited by Stephen P. Riley Data for Agrarian Development. By C. D. Poate and P. F. Daplyn Participatory Rural Appraisal: Methodology and Applications. By Neela Mukherjee Exposed to Innumerable Delusions: Public Enterprise and State Power in Egypt, India, Mexico and Turkey. By John Waterbury Seed and Surplus: An Illustrated Guide to the World Food System. By Bertrand Delpeuch Indebted Development: Strategic Bargaining and Economic Adjustment in the Third World. By Howard P. Lehman Change in South Africa. Edited by J. E. Spence The Poverty of Nations: The Aid Dilemma at the Heart of Africa. By James Morton