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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.     

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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.     

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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.     

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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.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Galston , William A., and Karen J. Baehler . Rural Development in the United States: Connecting Theory, Practice and Possibilities. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Gringeri , Christina E. Getting By: Women Homeworkers and Rural Economic Development. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Shuman , Michael . Toward a Global Village: International Community Development Initiatives. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Christenson , James A., Richard C. Maurer, and Nancy L. Strang (eds.). Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Martin , Philip L., and David A. Martin . The Endless Quest: Helping America's Farm, Workers. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Mc Murry , Sally . Transforming Rural Life: Dairying Families and Agricultural Change, 1820–1885. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Riney -Kehrberg , Pamela . Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: Bray , Francesca . The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies. Rural Development, Rural Data, Rural History: De Haan , Henk . In the Shadow of the Tree: Kinship, Property and Inheritance among Farm Families. Environmental and Other Issues: Peterson , D. J. Troubled Lands: The Legacy of Soviet Environmental Destruction. Environmental and Other Issues: errard , Michael . Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting. Environmental and Other Issues: Murray , Douglas L. Cultivating Crisis: The Human Cost of Pesticides in Latin America. Environmental and Other Issues: Wright , Scott D., Thomas Dietz , Richard Borden , Gerald Young, and Gregory Guagnano (eds.) Environmental and Other Issues: Obermiller , Phillip J., and William W. Philliber (eds.).     

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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.     

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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.     

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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.     

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Book reviewed in this article: International Development: Mestrovic , Stjepan G., with Miroslav Goreta, and Slaven Letica. The Road from Paradise: Prospects for Democracy in Eastern Europe. International Development: Presley , Cora Ann . Kikuyu Women, the Mau Mau Rebellion, and Social Change in Kenya. International Development: Ekins , Paul . A New World Order. International Development: Bernstein , Henry , Ben Crow , and Hazel Johnson (eds.). Rural Livelihoods: Crises and Responses. International Development: Cancian , Frank . The Decline of Community in Zinacantán. International Development: Lewis , Suzanne Grant , and Joel Samoff (eds.). Microcomputers in African Development: Critical Perspectives. Sociology of Agriculture: Bonanno , Alessandro (ed.). The Agricultural and Food Sector in the New Global Era. Sociology of Agriculture: Tweeten , Luther , Cynthia L. Dishon , Wen S. Chern , Naraomi Imamura , and Masaru Morishima (eds.). Japanese and American Agriculture: Tradition and Progress in Conflict. Sociology of Agriculture: Hamlin , Christopher , and Philip T. Shepard . Deep Disagreement in U.S. Agriculture: Making Sense of Policy Conflict. Sociology of Agriculture: Bowler , I. R., C. R. Bryant , and M. D. Nellis (eds.). Contemporary Rural Systems in Transition (vol. 1): Agriculture and Environment. Sociology of Agriculture: Fliegel , Frederick C. Diffusion Research in Rural Sociology: The Record and Prospects for the Future. Sociology of Agriculture: Goreham , Gary A., David L. Watt , and Roy M. Jacobsen (eds.). Sociology of Agriculture: Attebery , Louie W. Sheep May Safely Graze: A Personal Essay on Tradition and a Contemporary Sheep Ranch.     

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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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Auty, R.M. and Toye, J. (eds) Challenging the Orthodoxies Bamberger, Michael, Yahie, Abdullahi M. and Matovu, George (eds) The Design and Management of Poverty Reduction Programs and Projects in Anglophone Africa Culpeper, Roy Titans or Behemoths? Edwards, Michael and Hulme, David (eds) Beyond the Magic Bullet: NGO Performance and Accountability in the Post-Cold War World English, E. Philip and Mule, Harris M. The African Development Bank Fry, Maxwell, J., Goodhart, Charles, A. E. and Almeida, Alvaro Central Banking in Developing Countries Gilpin, Alan Dictionary of Environment and Sustainable Development Hadjimichael, Michael T., Nowak, Michael, Sharer, Robert, Tahari, Amor and a Staff Team from the IMF African Department Adjustment for Growth: the African Experience Hardy, Chandra The Caribbean Development Bank Hilling, David Transport and Developing Countries Kappagoda, Nihal, The Asian Development Bank King, Kenneth, Jua Kali Kenya: Change and Development in an Informal Economy 1970–95 Lal, Deepak and Myint, H. The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth Mishra, Pramod K. Agricultural Risk, Insurance and Income: A Study of the Impact and Design of India’s Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme Ndulu, Benno and van de Walle, Nicholas (eds) Agenda for Africa’s Economic Renewal Raffer, Kunibert and Singer, H.W. The Foreign Aid Business: Economic Assistance and Development Co-operation Roeleveld, A.C.W. and van den Brook, A. (eds) Focusing Livestock Systems Research Simon, David Transport and Development in the Third World Tussie, Diana The Inter-American Development Bank     

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Alexandratos, Nikos (ed.) World Agriculture: Towards 2010. An FAO Study Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique and Marglin, Stephen A. (eds) Decolonizing Knowledge: From Development to Dialogue Brown, Lester R. Tough Choices. Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet Brown, Lester R., Renner, Michael and Flavin, Christopher Vital Signs 1997 Datt, Gaurav Bargaining Power, Wages and Employment: An Analysis of Agricultural Labour Markets in India Eyzaguirre, Pablo Agriculture and Environmental Research in Small Countries FAO The Sixth World Food Survey Garnaut, Ross, Shutian, Guo and Guonan, Ma (eds) The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside Georgiou, Stavros, Whittington, Dale, Pearce, David and Moran, Dominic Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World Hermes, Niels and Lensink, Robert (eds) Financial Development and Economic Growth: Theories and Experiences from Developing Countries Howe, John Transport for the Poor or Poor Transport? Hulme, David and Edwards, Michael (eds) NGOs, States and Donors: Too Close for Comfort? International Food Policy Research Institute, A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Laothamatas, Anek (ed.) Democratization in Southeast and East Asia Ling, Zhu and Zhongyi, Jiang Public Works and Poverty Alleviation in Rural China MacPherson, Stewart and Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (eds) Economic and Social Development in South China Manzungu, Emmanuel and van der Zaag, Pieter (eds) The Practice of Smallholder Irrigation: Case Studies from Zimbabwe Mitchell, Donald O., Ingco, Merlinda D. and Duncan, Ronald C. The World Food Outlook Peebles, Gavin and Wilson, Peter The Singapore Economy Rapley, John Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World Roett, Riordan (ed.) The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives Schelhas, J. and Greenberg, Russell (eds) Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes Schlyter, Ann (ed.) A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Sumberg, J. and Okali, C. Farmers’ Experiments: Creating Local Knowledge Worldwatch Institute The State of the World 1997 Young, E.M. World Hunger Yugandhar, B.N. (ed.) Land Reforms in India. Vol. 3: Andhra Pradesh — People’s Pressure and Administrative Innovations     

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Book reviewed in this article: Economics for the Wilds: Wildlife, Wildlands, Diversity and Development. Edited by Timothy M. Swanson and Edward B. Barbier Economics of Environmental Conservation: Economics for Environmental and Ecological Management. By Clement A. Tisdell Development in Theory and Practice: Bridging the Gap. Jan Knippers Black Changing Uganda. Edited by Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle Project Rehabilitation in Developing Countries. Edited by Colin Kirkpatrick Evaluating Development Assistance-Policies and Performance. Edited by Olav Stokke Evaluating Development Assistance-Approaches and Methods. Edited by Lodewijk Berlage and Olav Stokke Gender and Population in the Adjustment of African Economies: Planning for Change. By Ingrid Palmer Rural Households in Emerging Societies: Technology and Change in sub-Saharan Africa. Edited by Margaret Haswell and Diana Hunt Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development. By John Friedmann Intermediary NGOs: The Supporting Link in Grassroots Development. By Thomas Carroll Women and the World Economic Crisis. By Jeanne Vickers     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Research Relationship G. Clare Wenger, (ed.) Classic Disputes in Sociology R. J. Anderson, J. A. Hughes and W. W. Sharrock (eds) Social Theory Today Anthony Giddens and Jonathan Turner (eds) Sociology and Social Welfare Michael Sullivan, Allen and Unwin Comparative Anthropology Ladislav Holy, (ed.) Essays on Individualism: Modern Ideology in Anthropological Perspective Louis Dumont The Imaginary Institution of Society Cornelius Castoriadis, trans. Property Andrew Reeve, Macmillan, Basingstoke Myths of the Chicago School of Sociology Lee Harvey Towards A Critique of Foucault Mike Gane (ed.) Family Life in Western Societies J. E. Goldthorpe Reproducing Families: The Political Economy of English Population History David Levine Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780–1850 Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall Love in America: Gender and Self Development Francesca M. Cancian Neighbours: The Work of Philip Abrams Martin Bulmer (ed.) Ritualised Friendship and the Greek City Gabriel Herman Medical Power and Social Knowledge Bryan S. Turner Social Hygiene in Twentieth Century Britain Greta Jones, Croom Helm From Farming to Biotechnology. A Theory of Agro-Industrial Development David Goodman, Bernardo Sorj and John Wilkinson Workplace Industrial Relations and Technical Change W. W. Daniel Managing the Factory P. K. Edwards The Politics of the UCS Work-in John Foster and Charles Woolfson Redundancy and Recession in South Wales C. C. Harris Recession, Crime and Punishment Steven Box Crisis and Transition: Polish Society in the 1980s Jadwiga Koralewicz, Ireneusz Bialecki and Margaret Watson (eds) The Roots of Football Hooliganism Eric Dunning, Patrick Murphy and John Williams, Routledge and Kegan Paul Music and Society; The Politics of Composition, Performance and Reception R. Leppert and S. McClary (eds)     

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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.     

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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: China's Agricultural Modernization: The Socialist Mechanization Scheme. By On Kit Tam. Resources, Values and Development. By Amartya Sen. Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development. Edited by Michael M. Cernea. South East Asia. Essays in the Political Economy of Structural Change. Edited by R. Higgott and R. Robson. Does Aid Work? Report to an Intergovernmental Task Force. By Robert Cassen et al. Public Participation in Development Planning and Management. Edited by Jean-Claude García-Zamor. Turkey and the West. By David Barchard. Pakistan's Development Priorities: Choices for the Future. Edited by S.J. Burki and R. Laporte, Jr. Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World: Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation. By Robert B. Potter. European Interests in Latin America. By Esperanza Duran, Chatham House Papers 28. Agribusiness and the Small-scale Farmer — a Dynamic Partnership for Development. By Simon Williams and Ruth Kareh. Population Participation in Planning for Basic Needs Concepts, Methods and Practices. Edited by Franklyn Lisk.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Media and Glocal Change: Rethinking Communication for Development, edited by Oscar Hemer and Thomas Tufte. Black Earth and Ivory Tower: New American Essays from Farm and Classroom, edited by Zachary Michael Jack. Population Change and Rural Society, edited by William A. Kandel and David L. Brown. Appalachian Cultural Competency: A Guide for Medical, Mental Health, and Social Service Professionals, edited by Susan E. Keefe. Rural Gender Relations: Issues and Case Studies, edited by Bettina B. Bock and Sally Shortall.     

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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 articles: Concept Formation in Social Science William Outhwaite Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Volume Two. The Antinomies of Classical Thought: Marx and Durkheim J.C. Alexander The Individual and the Social Self: Unpublished Work of George Herbert Mead David L. Miller (ed.) The Macmillan Student Encyclopedia of Sociology Michael Mann (ed.) States and Societies David Held et al. (eds) Managing the Mind: A Study of Medical Psychology in Early Nineteenth Century Britain Michael Donnelly Contemporary Britain Angus Stewart (ed.) Belonging: Identity and Social Organisation in British Rural Cultures Anthony P. Cohen (ed.) Consensus and Beyond: The Development of Labour Party Strategy since the Second World War Alan Warde Women's Imprisonment: A Study in Social Control Pat Carlen Women's Religious Experience Pat Holden (ed.) The Social World of the Comprehensive School Glenn Turner Teaching about Race Relations: Problems and Effects L. Stenhouse et al. The Multicultural Curriculum James Lynch Race, Ethnicity and Power Donald G. Baker Approaches of Welfare Philip Bean and Stewart MacPherson, (eds) Living the Fishing Paul Thompson with Tony Wailey and Trevor Lummis Death and Renewal: Sociological Studies in Roman History, Volume 2 Keith Hopkins The Survey Method: The Contribution of Surveys to Sociological Explanation Catherine Marsh