Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Rural Labor: Kassab , Cathy . Income and Inequality: The Role of the Service Sector in the Changing Distribution of Income. Rural Labor: Singelmann , Joachim, and Forrest A. Deseran (eds.). Rural Labor: Linder , Marc . Migrant Workers and Minimum Wages: Regulating the Exploitation of Agricultural Labor in the United States. Rural Development: Lyson , Thomas, and William W. Falk (eds.). Forgotten Places: Uneven Development in Rural America. Rural Development: Brown , David L., Donald R. Field, and James J. Zuiches (eds.). Rural Development: Bodenstedt , A. Andreas , Stephan Merl, and Vladimir A. Nutrikhin (eds.). Rural Development: Bowler , I. R., C. R. Bryant, and M. D. Nellis (eds.). Contemporary Rural Systems in Transition: Volume 2. Economy and Society. Agriculture and Development: Bartra , Roger . Agrarian Structure and Political Power in Mexico Agriculture and Development: Park , Thomas K. (ed.). Risk and Tenure in Arid Lands: The Political Ecology of Development in the Senegal River Basin. Community: Lockyer Allan . Clamdiggers and Downeast Country Stores. Community: Gray , Ian . Politics in Place: Social Power Relations in an Australian Country Town. Community: Rapport , Nigel . Diverse World-Views in an English Village.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Browne , William P. Cultivating Congress: Constituents, Issues, and Interests in Agricultural Policymaking. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Barlett , Peggy F. American Dreams, Rural Realities: Family Farms in Crisis. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Mc Michael , Philip (ed.). Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Mc Isaac , Gregory and William R. Edwards (eds.). Sustainable Agriculture in the American Midwest: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Agarwal , Bina . A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Longworth , J. W. and C. G. Brown . Agribusiness Reforms in China: The Case of Wool. Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, International Agriculture : Weisiger , Marsha L. Land of Plenty: Oklahomans in the Cotton Fields of Arizona, 1933–1942. Rural Communities : Allen , John C, and Dillman , Don A. Against All Odds: Rural Community in the Information Age. Rural Communities : Carroll , Matthew S. Community and the Northwestern Logger: Continuities and Changes in the Era of the Spotted Owl. Rural Communities : Kideckel , David A. (ed.). East European Communities: The Struggle for Balance in Turbulent Times. Rural Communities : Bowen , Marshall E. Utah People in the Nevada Desert: Homestead and Community on a Twentieth Century Farmers' Frontier. Environmental and Other Issues : Matthews , David Ralph . Controlling Common Property: Regulating Canada's East Coast Fishery. Environmental and Other Issues : Hardaway , Robert N. Population, Law, and the Environment. Environmental and Other Issues : Adepoju , Aderanti, and Christine Oppong (eds.). Gender, Work and Population in Sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental and Other Issues : Wong , John , Rong Ma, and Mu Yang (eds.). China's Rural Entrepreneurs: Ten Case Studies. Environmental and Other Issues : Barker , Richard . Los Dos Mundos: Rural Mexican Americans, Another World.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Libby , Ronald T. Protecting Markets. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Fletcher , Lehman B. (ed.). World Food in the 1990s: Production, Trade and Aid. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Schmandt , Jurgen , Frederick Williams , Robert H. Wilson , and Sharon Strover (eds.). Telecommunications and Rural Development: A Study of Private and Public Sector Innovation. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Korsching , Peter F., Timothy O. Borich, and Julie Stewart (eds.). Multicommunity Collaboration: An Evolving Rural Revitalization Strategy. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Buse , Rueben C., and James L. Driscoll (eds.). Rural Information Systems: New Directions in Data Collection and Retrieval. Review Essay Global Agriculture and Food: Flora , Cornelia Butler , Jan L. Flora , Jacqueline D. Spears, and Louis E. Swanson, with Mark B. Lapping and Mark L. Weinberg . Rural Communities: Legacy and Change. Rural Development: Straub , Lavonne A., and Norman Walzer (eds.). Rural Health Care: Innovation in a Changing Environment. Rural Development: Reidy , Joseph P. From Slavery to Agrarian Capitalism in the Cotton Plantation South: Central Georgia, 1800–1880. Rural Development: Davidson , Osha Gray . Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto. Regional Studies: Cobb , James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. Regional Studies: Thompson , Paul B. The Ethics of Aid and Trade: U.S. Food Policy, Foreign Competition, and the Social Contract. International Trade: Dicken , Peter . Global Shift: The Internationalization of Economic Activity (2nd ed.). International Trade: Satzewich , Vic . Racism and the Incorporation of Foreign Labour: Farm Labour Migration to Canada Since 1945. Environmental Issues: Croll , Elisabeth, and David Parkin (eds.). Bush Base, Forest Farm: Culture, Environment and Development. Environmental Issues: Krimsky , Sheldon, and Dominic Golding (eds.). Social Theories of Risk.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Environmental Sociology: Ewert , Alan , Deborah J. Chavez, and Arthur Magill (eds.). Culture, Conflict, and Communication in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Environmental Sociology: Baldwin , A. Dwight Jr ., Judith du Luce, and Carl Pletsch (eds.). Beyond Preservation: Restoring and Inventing Landscapes. Environmental Sociology: Duston , Thomas E. Recycling Solid Waste: The First Choice for Private and Public Sector Management. Environmental Sociology: O'Neill , John Francis . Ecology, Policy and Politics. Environmental Sociology: Bryant , Bunyan, and Paul Mohai (eds.). Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards: A Time for Discourse. Environmental Sociology: Peluso , Nancy Lee . Rich Forests, Poor People: Resource Control and Resistance in Java. Environmental Sociology: Ruttan , Vernon W. (ed.). Agriculture, Environment, and Health: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. Rural Development: Cernea , Michael M. (ed.). Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development. Rural Development: Don Van Atta , (ed). The Farmer Threat: The Political Economy of Agrarian Reform in Post-Soviet Russia. Rural Development: El -Ghonemy , M. Riad . Land, Food and Rural Development in North Africa. Rural Development: Curran , James, and David Storey (eds.). Small Firms in Urban and Rural Locations. Rural Development: Melko , Matthew , Thomas E. Koebernick, and David Michael Orenstein . Millfield on Saturday: Searching for Community in a Metropolitan Village. Theory: Bailey , Kenneth D. Sociology and the New Systems Theory: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Arizpe , Lourdes , M. Priscilla Stone, and David C. Majors (eds.). Population and Environment: Rethinking the Debate. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Lund , Jens . Flatheads and Spooneys: Fishing for a Living in the Ohio River Valley. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Du Puis , Melanie E. And Peter Pendergrass (eds.) Creating the Countryside: The Politics of Rural and Environmental Discourse. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Kromm , David E. And Stephen E. White (eds.). Groundwater Exploitation in the High Plains. Environmental and Natural Resources Issues : Vickers , Daniel . Farmers and Fishermen: Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630–1850. International Issues : Wilson , Richard . 1995. Maya Resurgence in Guatemala: Q'eqchi' Experiences. International Issues : Jeffrey , Patricia and Roger Jeffrey . Don't Marry Me to a Plowman! Women's Everyday Lives in Rural North India. International Issues : Weaver , Frederick S. Inside the Volcano: The History and Political Economy of Central America. International Issues : Wachtel , Nathan . Gods and Vampires, Return to Chapaya. Rural Politics : Finegold , Kenneth and Theda Skocpol . State and Party in America's New Deal. Rural Politics : Watkins , Marilyn P. Rural Democracy: Family Farmers and Politics in Western Washington, 1890–1925. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Rowley , Thomas D., David W. Sears , Glenn L. Nelson , J. Norman Reid, and Mervin J. Yetley (eds.). Rural Development Research: A Foundation for Policy. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Billson , Janet Mancini . Keepers of the Culture: The Power of Tradition in Women's Lives. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Sontag , M. Suzanne and Margaret M. Bubolz . Families on Small Farms: Case Studies in Human Ecology. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Rank , Mark Robert . Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America. Rural Culture and Rural Development : Scott , Shaunna L. Two Sides to Everything: The Cultural Construction of Class Consciousness in Harlan County, Kentucky.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Agriculture and Development: Albrecht , Don E., and Steve M. Murdock . The Sociology of U.S. Agriculture: An Ecological Perspective. Agriculture and Development: Hallberg , M. C, Jill L. Findeis , and Daniel A. Lass (eds.). Multiple Job-Holding Among Farm Families. Agriculture and Development: Eicher , Carl K., and John M. Staatz (eds.). Agricultural Development in the Third World. Agriculture and Development: Adams , Dale W., and Delbert A. Fitchett (eds.). Informal Finance in Low-Income Countries. Community and Work: Oldenquist , Andrew, and Menachem Rosner (eds.). Community and Work: Fugita , Stephen S., and David J. O'Brien . Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community. Community and Work: Colclough , Glenna, and Charles M. Tolbert II. Work in the Fast Lane: Flexibilities, Division of Labor, and Inequality in High Tech Industries. Community and Work: Kemmis , Daniel . Community and the Politics of Place. Community and Work: Murdock , Steve H., and David R. Ellis . Applied Demography: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Methods, and Data. Community and Work: South , Scott J., and Stewart E. Tolnay (eds.). The Changing American Family: Sociological and Demographic Perspectives. Community and Work: Goodman , David, and Michael Redclift . Refashioning Nature: Food, Ecology and Culture. Machlis , Gary E., and Donald R. Field (eds.). On Interpretation: Sociology for Interpreters of Natural and Cultural History. Community and Work: Mason , Robert J. Contested Lands: Conflict and Compromise in New Jersey's Pine Barrens. Community and Work: Hallberg , Milton C. (ed.). Bovine Somatotropin and Emerging Issues: An Assessment.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Family Farm, and Adoption and Diffusion : Garkovich , Lorraine , Janet L. Bokemeier, and Barbara Foote . Harvest of Hope: Family Farming/Farming Families. The Family Farm, and Adoption and Diffusion : Neth , Mary . Preserving the Family Farm: Women, Community, and the Foundations of Agribusiness in the Midwest, 1900–1940. The Family Farm, and Adoption and Diffusion : Rikoon , J. Sanford . Rachel Calofs Story: Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains. The Family Farm, and Adoption and Diffusion : Rogers , Everett M. Diffusion of Innovations. Community Issues : Bryden , John M. (ed.). Towards Sustainable Rural Communities: The Guelph Seminar Series. Community Issues : Urry , John . Consuming Places. Community Issues : Burdge , Rabel J. A Conceptual Approach to Social Impact Assessment: Collection of Writings. International Issues : Barry , Tom . Zapata's Revenge: Free Trade and the Farm Crisis in Mexico. International Issues : Hyndman , David . Ancestral Rain Forests and the Mountain of Gold: Indigenous Peoples and Mining in New Guinea. International Issues : Santiago -Valles , Kelvin A. “Subject People” and Colonial Discourses: Economic Transformation and Social Disorder in Puerto Rico, 1898–1947. International Issues : Barker , J. I. Hans (ed.). Sustainability and International Rural Development. Environment and Natural Resources : Leff , Enríque . Green Production: Toward an Environmental Rationality. Environment and Natural Resources : Hazelrigg , Lawrence . Cultures of Nature: An Essay on the Production of Nature. Other Issues : Lindstrom , Fred B., Ronald A. Hardert and Laura L. Johnson (eds.). Kimball Young on Sociology in Transition, 1912–1968: An Oral Account by the 35th President of the ASA. Other Issues : Roe , Emery . Narrative Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Abstract Demography: Jobes , Patrick C., William F. Stinner, and John M. Wardwell (eds.). Demography: Ross , John A., and Elizabeth Frankenberg . Findings from Two Decades of Family Planning Research. Demography: Bull , C. Neil (ed.). Aging in Rural America. Demography: Bollman , Ray D. (ed.). Rural and Small Town Canada. Demography: Swanson , Linda L., and David L. Brown (eds.). Rural History: Jones , Jacqueline . The Dispossessed: America's Underclass from the Civil War to Present. Rural History: Craig , Lee A. To Sow One Acre More: Childbearing and Farm Productivity in the Antebellum North. Rural History: Mc Donald , Roderick . The Economy and Material Culture of Slaves: Goods and Chattels on the Sugar Plantations of Jamaica and Louisiana. Rural History: Morgan , Sharon . Land Settlement in Early Tasmania: Creating an Antipodean England. Gender Studies: White , Sarah . Arguing with the Crocodile: Gender and Class in Bangladesh. Gender Studies: King , Elizabeth M., and M. Anne Hill (eds.). Gender Studies: Kahne , Hilda, and Janet Z. Giele (eds.). Women's Work and Women's Lives: The Continuing Struggle Worldwde. Agriculture: Almås , Reidar . Norway's Gift to Europe: Fifteen Selected Essays on Rural Persistence and Change. Agriculture: Csaki , Csaba, and Yoav Kislev (eds.). Agricultural Cooperatives in Transition. Agriculture: Winson , Anthony . The Intimate Commodity: Food and the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex in Canada.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Environmental Issues: Foster , John Bellamy . The Vulnerable Plant: A Short Economic History of the Environment. Environmental Issues: Howell , Dorothy . Ecology for Environmental Professionals. Environmental Issues: Norgaard , Richard B. Development Betrayed: The End of Progress and a Coevolutionary Revisioning of the Future. Environmental Issues: Dizard , Jan E. Going Wild: Hunting, Animal Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature. Environmental Issues: Jackson , Wes . Becoming Native to This Place. Environmental Issues: Dyer , Christopher L., and James R. Mc Goodwin (eds.). Folk Management in the World's Fisheries: Lessons for Modern Fisheries Management. Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Bebbington , Anthony, and Graham Thiele with Penelope Davies , Martin Prager, and Hernando Riveros . Non-Governmental Organizations and the State in Latin America: Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development. Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Farrington , John, and David J. Lewis (eds.) Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Edid , Maralyn . Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Barger , W. K., and Ernesto M. Reza . The Farm Labor Movement in the Midwest: Social Change and Adaptation among Migrant Farmworkers. Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Hudson , John C. Making the Corn Belt: A Geographical History of Middle-Western Agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Labor, and Agricultural History: Hargreaves , Mary W. M. Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains: Years of Readjustment, 1920–1990. Community Development: Henderson , Paul, and David Francis (eds.). Rural Action: A Collection of Community Work Case Studies. Community Development: Trute , Barry , Elizabeth Adkins, and George Mac Donald . Coordinating Child Sexual Abuse Services in Rural Communities. Community Development: Barrett , Stanley R. Paradise: Class, Commuters, and Ethnicity in Rural Ontario.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this issue. The International Labour Organization and the Quest for Social Justice, 1919–2009. By Gerry Rodgers, Eddy Lee, Lee Swepston and Jasmien Van Daele. More than Good Intentions: How a new economics is helping to solve global poverty. By Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel. Poor Economics: A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty. By Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Political Economy of Climate Change. Edited by Thomas Tanner and Jeremy Allouche. Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict. By Janie L. Leatherman. The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development. Edited by Gry Agnete Alsos, Sara Carter, Elisabet Ljunggren and Friederike Walker. Youth Employment in Africa: Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector to Create Sustainable Work Opportunities for Africa's Youth. By Ismail Radwan, Richard Sandall, Chioma Nwagboso, and Chukwuemeka Ugochukwu.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Environmental Sociology: Kroll -Smith , J. Stephen , and Stephen Robert Couch . The Real Disaster Is Above Ground: A Mine Fire and Social Conflict. Environmental Sociology: Couch , Stephen R., and J. Steven Kroll -Smith (eds.). Environmental Sociology: Dunlap , Riley E., and Angela G. Mertig (eds.). Environmental Sociology: Faber , Daniel . Environment Under Fire: Imperialism and the Ecological Crisis in Central America. Agriculture: Browne , William P., Jerry R. Skees , Louis E. Swanson , Paul B. Thompson , and Laurian J. Unnevehr . Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes: Agrarian Myths in Agricultural Policy. Agriculture: Maret , Elizabeth . Women of the Range: Women's Roles in the Texas Beef Cattle Industry. Agriculture: Dvorak , Karen Ann (ed.). Social Science Research for Agricultural Technology Development: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions. Chinese Studies: Kelliher , Daniel . Peasant Power in China: The Era of Rural Reform, 1979–1989. Chinese Studies: Poston , Dudley L., and David Yaukey (eds.). Rural Health: Snow , Loudell . Walkin' Over Medicine. Rural Health: Morsy , Soheir A. Gender, Sickness, and Healing in Rural Egypt: Ethnography in Historical Context.     

EXTENDED REVIEW

Beyond the Sociology of Development: Economy and Society in Latin America and Africa by I. Oxaal, T. Barnett and D. Booth (eds.). Interdependent Development by H. Brookfield Societal Development: Five Approaches with Conclusions from Comparative Analysis by S. Chodak     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Environmental Issues : Bartsch , Charles and Elizabeth Collaton . Brownfields: Cleaning and Reusing Contaminated Properties. Environmental Issues : Vanclay , Frank And Geoffrey Lawrence . The Environmental Imperative: Eco-Social Concerns for Australian Agriculture. Social Movements : Carbert, Louise I. Agrarian Feminism: The Politics of Ontario Farm Women. Social Movements : Stock , Catherine Mc Nicol . Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain. Social Theory : Campbell , Colin . The Myth of Social Action. Agriculture : Thurston , H. David . Slash/Mulch Systems: Sustainable Methods for Tropical Agriculture. Agriculture : Nadeau , E. G. and David J. Thompson . Cooperation Works!     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Poverty: Rural Sociological Society Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty . Poverty: Harvey , David L. Potter Addition: Poverty, Family, and Kinship in a Heartland Community. Poverty: Sinha , Arun . Against the Few: Struggles of India's Poor. Agriculture and Community: Bonanno , Alessandro (ed.). Agrarian Policies and Agricultural Systems. Agriculture and Community: Barlett , Peggy F. American Dreams: Rural Realities. Agriculture and Community: Mc Corkle , Constance M. (ed.). Plants, Animals, and People: Agropastoral Systems Research. Social Change: Goldscheider , Calvin (ed.). Fertility Transitions, Family Structure, and Population Policy. Social Change: Clay , Daniel C., and Harry K. Schwarzweller (eds.). Household Strategies. Social Change: Johnson , Patricia Lyons (ed.). Balancing Acts: Women and the Process of Social Change. Social Change: Escobar , Arturo, and Sonia E. Alvarez (eds.). The Making of Social Movements in Latin America: Identity, Strategy and Democracy. Social Change: Montgomery , William E. Under Their Own Vine and Fig Tree: The African-American Church in the South 1865–1900. Social Change: Levy , Emanuel . Small-Town America in Film: The Decline and Fall of Community. Social Change: Fischer , Claude S. America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Agricultural Issues: Hallam , Arne (ed.). Size, Structure, and the Changing Face of American Agriculture. Agricultural Issues: Andrew , Chris O., and Peter E. Hildebrand . Applied Agricultural Research: Foundations and Methodology. Agricultural Issues: Abrahams , Ray . A Place of Their Own: Family Farming in Eastern Finland Agricultural Issues: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . Agricultural Issues: Amato , Joseph A. The Great Jerusalem Artichoke Circus: The Buying and Selling of the Rural American Dream. Agricultural Issues: Hurt , R. Douglas . Agriculture and Slavery in Missouri's Little Dixie. Agricultural Issues: Salamon , Sonya . Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming and Community in the Midwest. Environment and Community: Bullard , Robert D. Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality. Environment and Community: Bullard , Robert D. (ed.). Confronting Environmental Racism: Voices from the Grassroots. Environment and Community: Bullard , Robert D. (ed.). Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. Environment and Community: Frazer , Elizabeth , and Nicola Lacey . The Politics of Community: A Feminist Critique of the Liberal-Communitarian Debate. Development: Elliott , Jennifer A. An Introduction to Sustainable Development. Development: Tisch , Sarah J., and Michael B. Wallace . Dilemmas of Development Assistance: The What, Why and Who of Foreign Aid. Development: Amato , Joseph , and John W. Meyer . Regional Studies: Reed , John Shelton . Surveying the South: Studies in Regional Sociology. Regional Studies: Salstrom , Paul . Appalachia's Path to Dependency: Rethinking a Region's Economic History, 1730–1940. Regional Studies: Samson , Daniel (ed.). Contested Countryside: Rural Workers and Modern Society in Atlantic Canada, 1800–1950.     

Book Reviews

Frankel, Jeffrey, A., The Regionalization of the World Economy Fowler, Alan, Striking a Balance: A Guide to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations in International Development Gosling, Louisa with Edwards, Mike, Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Haddad, Lawrence (ed.), Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa. New Challenges, New Opportunities Ito, Takatoshi and Krueger, Anne O. (eds), Regionalism versus Multilateral Trade Arrangements Kirkpatrick, Colin and Weiss, John (eds), Cost-Benefit Analysis and Project Appraisal in Developing Countries Riddell, Roger C., Kruse, Stein-Erik, Kyllönen, Timo, Ojanperä, Satu and Vielajus, Jean-Louis, Searching for Impact and Methods: NGO Evaluation Synthesis Study Sijm, Jos, Food Security and Policy Interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessions from the Past Two Decades Thurston, H. David, Slash/Mulch Systems: Sustainable Methods for Tropical Agriculture Werbner, Richard and Ranger, Terence (eds), Postcolonial Identities in Africa Wilson, F. (ed.), Towards Sustainable Project Development     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Agriculture Lasley , Paul F., F. Larry Leistritz , Linda M. Lobao, and Katherine Meyer . Agriculture Libert , Bo . The Environmental Heritage of Soviet Agriculture. Agriculture Mooney , Patrick H. and Theo J. Majka . Farmers' and Farm Workers' Movements: Agriculture Mc Michael , Philip (ed.). The Global Restructuring of Agro-Food Systems. Historical Development of Rural America May , Dean L. Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West. Historical Development of Rural America Nelson , Daniel . Farm and Factory in the Heartland: Workers in the Midwest 1880–1990. Historical Development of Rural America Danbom , David B. Born in the Country: A History of American Rural Life. Historical Development of Rural America Castle , Emery N. (ed.). The Changing American Countryside: Rural People and Places. Historical Development of Rural America Stack , Carol . Call to Home: African Americans Reclaim the Rural South. Historical Development of Rural America Crissman , James K. Death and Dying in Central Appalachia. Community and Human Development Beaulieu , Lionel J., and David Mulkey (eds.). Investing in People: Community and Human Development Ramsay , Meredith . Community, Culture and Economic Development: Other Issues Moore , Henrietta L. Space, Text and Gender: An Anthropological Study of the Marakwet of Kenya. Other Issues Barnes , Trevor J. Logics of Dislocation: Models, Metaphors, and Meanings of Economic Space. Other Issues Sclove , Richard E. Democracy and Technology.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Prospects for the National Health by Paul Atkinson et al. (eds.) Beyond the Sociology of Conflict by David Binns The Working Class in the Labour Market by R. M. Blackburn & Michael Mann Liberalism and Sociology: L. T. Hobhouse and Political Argument in England Class and Hierarchy: The Social Meaning of Occupations by Anthony P. M. Coxon & Charles L. Jones Jamaica Farewell: Jamaican Migrants in London by Nancy Foner Language and control by Roger Fowler et al Language as ideology by Gunther Kress and Robert Hodge Gender Advertisements by Erving Goffman The Political Economy of the Welfare State by Ian Gough Beyond Separation: Further Studies of Children in Hospital by David Hall and Margaret Stacey (eds.) The Sociological Movement in Law by Alan Hunt White-Collar Unionism: The Rebellious Salariat by Clive Jenkins and Barrie Sherman Bureaucracy: The Career of a Concept, by E. Kamenka and M. Krygier (eds.) Western Sociologists on Indian Society by G. R. Madan Science and the Sociology of Knowledge by Michael Mulkay The Idea of Welfare by Robert Pinker The Development of the Modern State: A Sociological Introduction by Gianfranco Poggi Education in Rural America: A Reassesment of Conventional Wisdom by J. P. Sher, (ed.) G. D. H. Cole and Socialist Democracy, by A. W. Wright     

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Book reviewed in this article: Manufacturing Africa: Performance and Prospects of Seven Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe. By Roger C. Riddell with Peter Coughlin, Charles Harvey, Igor Karmiloff, Stephen Lewis Jr and Jennifer Sharpley Industry in Developing Countries: Theory, Policy and Evidence. By John Weiss Europe: 1992 and the Developing World. By Michael Davenport with Sheila Page Women in the Japanese Workplace. By Mary Saso After the Green Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture for Development. By G. R. Conway and E. B. Barbier The Third World Directory: A Guide to Organisations Working for Third World Development. By Shirley Giles Agricultural Policies for the 1990s. By S. Aziz Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development. By Vandana Shiva A Reaction Too Far: Economic Theory and the Role of the State in Developing Countries. By Tony Killick The World in Need of Leadership: Tomorrow's United Nations. By Brian Urquhart and Erskine Childers Political Economy in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Maxine Berg International Current Awareness Services: Economics and Related Disciplines Public Policy and Economic Development: Essays in Honour of Ian Little. Edited by Maurice Scott and Deepak Lal. Regional Integration among Developing Countries. By Rolf J. Langhammer and Ulrich Hiemenz     

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Book reviewed in this article: People, Plants and Patents. The Impact of Intellectual Property on Biodiversity, Conservation, Trade, and Rural Society. By the Crucible Group Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity. Edited by K. E. Chung Kim and R. Weaver The Flexible Economy: Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies. Edited by Tony Killick Inducing Food Insecurity: Perspectives on Food Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa. Edited by M. A. Mohammed Salih How Developing Countries Trade: The Institutional Constraints. By Sheila Page Research with a View to Implementation. By D. J. Gouws Case Studies in Research with a View to Implementation. Edited by D. J. Gouws Energy Taxation and Economic Growth. By Adam Seymour and Robert Mabro Africa: The Challenge of Transformation. By Stephen McCarthy Privatisation Experiences in African and Asian Countries. Edited by Miene Pieter van Dijk and Nico G. Schulte Nordholt The Nile: Sharing a Scarce Resource. A Historical and Technical Review of Water Management and of Economic and Legal Issues. Edited by P. P. Howell and J. A. Allan Sharing the Ganges: the Politics and Technology of River Development. By Ben Crow, with Alan Lindquist and David Wilson Sociology, Anthropology and Development: An Annotated Bibliography of World Bank Publications 1975–1993. By Michael Cernea Third World Democratization? A Partly Annotated Bibliography of Recent Literature. By Svend Erik Lindberg-Hansen Finance for the Poor Man's Business. Edited by Maria Otero and Elizabeth Rhyne The Reality of Aid 1995. Edited by Judith Randel and Tony German GATT Uruguay Round, Developing Countries and Trade in Services. By Neela Mukherjee The Experience of Poverty: Fighting for Respect and Resources in Village India. By Tony Beck Introduction to Development Economics, 3rd edition. By Subrata Ghatak Privatisation Policy and Performance: International Perspectives. Edited by P. Cook and C. Kirkpatrick Countrysides at Risk, The Political Geography of Sustainable Agriculture. By R. L. Paarlberg Environment, Development, Agriculture: Integrated Policy through Human Ecology. By Bernhard Glaeser