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Books reviewed: L. Bondi, H. Avis, R. Bankey, A. Bingley, J. Davidson, R. Duffy, V. Einagel, A. Green, L. Johnston, S. Lilley, C. Listerborn, S. McEwan, M. Marshy, N. O’Connor, G. Rose, B. Vivat and N. Wood, Subjectivities, Knowledges, and Feminist Geo‐graphies: The Subjects and Ethics of Social Research L.C. Botterill and M. Fisher (eds), Beyond Drought. People, Policy and Perspectives J.S. Bridge, Rivers and Floodplains. Forms, Processes, and Sedimentary Record Carolyn Cartier, Globalizing South China Stephen Dovers and Su Wild River (eds), Managing Australia's Environment Antoinette M. Mannion, Dynamic World: Land‐cover and Land‐use Change P. Moss (ed.), Feminist Geography in Practice E. Pawson and T. Brooking (eds), Environmental Histories of New Zealand Ian Thomas, Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition J.F. Williams and R.J. Stimson (eds), International Urban Planning Settings: Lessons of Success     

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Books reviewed in this article: E. Shepard and T. J. Barnes (eds.), A Companion to Economic Geography G. L. Clark, M. P. Feldman and M. S. Gertler (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography A. Rogers and H. A. Viles (eds.), The Student's Companion to Geography, 2^nd edition G. Bridge and S. Watson (eds.), A Companion to the City G. Bridge and S. Watson (eds.), The Blackwell City Reader G. Aplin, Heritage: Identification, Conservation, and Management T. Huybers and J. Bennett, Environmental Management and the Competitiveness of Nature‐based Tourism Destinations M. Shaw, D. Dorling and R. Mitchell, Health, Place and Society J. Collins, G. Noble, S. Poynting and P. Tabar, Kebabs, Kids, Cops and Crime: Youth, Ethnicity and Crime N. A. Geeson, C. J. Brandt and J. B. Thornes (eds.), Mediterranean Desertification S. Boehmer‐Christiansen and A. Kellow, International Environmental Policy: Interests and the Failure of the Kyoto Process L. Head, Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change     

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Books reviewed: S. Wahab and J. J. J. Pigram (eds), Tourism, Development and Growth the Challenge of Sustainability L. Sandercock, Towards Cosmopolis: Planning for Multicultural Cities S. Ryan, The Cartographic Eye: How Explorers Saw Australia J. M. Powell, Watering the Western Third Water, Land and Community in Western Australia, 1826–1998 M. C. Campbell, The Kingdom of the Ryans: the Irish in Southwest New South Wales, 1816ndash;1890 L. Sandercock (ed.), Making the Invisible: a Multicultural Planning History M. Ioannou, Barossa Journeys: into a Valley of Tradition N. R. Britton, J. McDonald and J. Oliver (eds), Insurance Liability and Loss Mitigation: Partners in Risk Resolution N. R. Britton and J. Oliver (eds), Financial Risk Management for Natural Catastrophes P. D. Nunn, Pacific Island Landscapes: Landscape and Geological Development of Southwest Pacific Islands, especially Fiji, Samoa and Tonga G. R. McGregor and S. Nieuwolt, Tropical Climatology: an Introduction to the Climates of the Low Latitudes T. M. Berra, A Natural History of Australia G. Cho, Geographic Information Systems and the Law: Mapping the Legal Frontiers     

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Books reviewed: P.A. Longley, M.F. Goodchild, D.J. Maguire and D.W. Rhind (eds) Geographical Information Systems Volume 1 Principles and Technical Issues E. Favenc Tales of the Austral Tropics L.B. Leopold Water, Rivers, and Creeks A.B. Knapp, V.C. Pigott, and E.W. Herbert (eds) Social Approaches to an Industrial Past: the Archaeology and Anthropology of Mining M. Crang Cultural Geography J.D. Hansom and J.E. Gordon Antarctic Environments and Resources: a Geographical Perspective C. Hunt Pacific Development Sustained: Policy for Pacific Environments R. Linn Battling the Land: 200 Years of Rural Australia D.E.M. Chapman Natural Hazards E.K. Teather (ed.) Embodied Geographies: Spaces, Bodies and Rites of Passage K.J. Anderson and G.F. Gale (eds) Cultural Geographies P.D. Nunn Environmental Change in the Pacific Basin     

Reviews

Books Reviewed: David B. Lindenmayer and Jerry F. Franklin, Conserving Forest Biodiversity: a Comprehensive, Multiscaled Approach John Dargavel, Diane Hart and Brenda Libbis (eds), Perfumed Pineries: Environmental History of Australia's Callitris Forests M. Cotter, B. Boyd and J. Gardiner (eds), Heritage Landscapes: Understanding Place and Communities Clem Tisdell (ed.), The Economics of Tourism Arthur J. Conacher (ed.), Land Degradation D.M.J.S. Bowman and S.L. Farrer (eds), Measuring and Imagining: Exploring Centuries of Australian Landscape Change Fiona J. Dyer, Martin C. Thoms and Jon M. Olley (eds), The Structure, Function and Management Implications of Fluvial Sedimentary Systems     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Politics in Place: social power relations in an Australian country town Ian Gray Australian Rainforests Paul Adam Greening a Brown Land: The Australian Search for Sustainable Land Use Neil Barr and John Cary A Question of Balance; National Resources Conflict Issues in Australia David Mercer Inventing Places: Studies in Cultural Geography Kay Anderson and Fay Gale, (eds) Joining Hands for Quality Tourism—Interpretation, Preservation and the Travel Industry Raymond S. Tabata, Jane Yamashiro and Gabriel Cherem (eds). Proceedings of the Heritage Interpretation International Third Global Congress The Unique Continent: An Introductory Reader in Australian Environmental Studies. Jeremy Smith (ed)     

Book Reviews

Thomas D. Hall (ed.), A World‐Systems Reader: New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism, Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology Arif Dirlik, Vinay Bahl and Peter Gran (eds.), History After the Three Worlds: Post Eurocentric Historiographies Susan Schech and Jane Haggis, Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction Mehran Kamrava, Cultural Politics in the Third World Adrian Wood, Raymond Apthorpe and John Borton (eds.), Evaluating International Humanitarian Action: Reflections from Practitioners Richard Black, Refugees, Environment and Development Aristide R. Zolberg and Peter Benda (eds.), Global Migrants, Global Refugees: Problems and Solutions H. W. Singer with D. J. Shaw (ed.), International Development Co‐Operation: Selected Essays by H. W. Singer on Aid and the United Nations System Kristoffel Lieten and Ben White (eds.), Child Labour: Policy Options C. J. Barrow, Social Impact Assessment: An Introduction Douglas Saltmarshe, Identity in a Post‐communist Balkan State: An Albanian Village Study Anne Marie Goetz, Women Development Workers. Implementing Rural Credit Programmes in Bangladesh A. Kundu and A. N. Sharma (eds.), Informal Sector in India: Perspectives and Policies A. Haroon Akram‐Lodhi (ed.), Confronting Fiji Futures M. A. Mohamed Salih and John Markakis (eds.), Ethnicity and the State in Eastern Africa Jeanne X. Kasperson and Roger Kasperson (eds.), Global Environmental Risk James R. Bingen, David Robinson and John M. Staatz (eds.), Democracy and Development in Mali Harri Eglund, From War to Peace on the Mozambique‐Malawi Borderland     

Reviews

Books reviewed: J.E. Hobbs, J.A. Lindesay and H.A. Bridgman (eds) Climates of the Southern Continents: Present, Past and Future K. Dodds Geopolitics in Antarctica: Views from the Southern Oceanic Rim H.D. Foster, D.C. Lai and N. Zhou (eds) The Dragon’s Head: Shanghai, China’s Emerging Megacity R. Hall and J.D. Holloway (eds) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia A.J. Conacher and M. Sala (eds) Land Degradation in Mediterranean Environments of the World: Nature and Extent, Causes and Solutions G. Tansey and J. D’Silva (eds), The Meat Business Devouring a Hungry Planet J.B. Kirkpatrick A Continent Transformed: Human Impact on the Natural Vegetation of Australia J.S. Duncan and D.J. Gregory (eds) Writes of Passage: Reading Travel Writing R. Le Heron, L. Murphy, P. Forer and M. Goldstone (eds) Explorations in Human Geography: Encountering Place J. Overton and R. Scheyvens (eds) Strategies for Sustainable Development: Experiences from the Pacific R. Harding and E. Fisher (eds) Perspectives on the Precautionary Principle E. Darier (ed.) Discourses of the Environment S. Body‐Gendrot The Social Control of Cities? A Comparative Perspective M.J. Dear The Postmodern Urban Condition     

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Books reviewed: D.C. Mercer ‘A Question of Balance’: Natural Resources Conflict Issues in Australia K. Dodds Geopolitics in Antarctica: Views from the Southern Oceanic Rim S.H. Preston Demography: Measuring and Modelling Population Processes A.S. Goudie The Human Impact on the Natural Environment R.J. Morley Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rainforests D.P. Drew and H. Holtzl Karst Hydrogeology and Human Activities. Impacts, Consequences and Implications K. O’Connor (ed.) Housing and Jobs in Cities and Regions: Research in Honour of Chris Maher S. Schech and J. Haggis Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction M. Watts, R.J. Johnston, D. Gregory and G Pratt (eds) The Dictionary of Human Geography J. Dargavel and B. Libbis (eds) Australia’s Ever‐Changing Forests IV: Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Australian Forest History S.O. Brizga and B.L. Finlayson (eds) River Management: The Australasian Experience D. Mitchell Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction Arthur Conacher and Jeanette Conacher Environmental Planning and Management in Australia A. Wirthmann, translated by D. Busche Geomorphology of the Tropics     

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Books reviewed: P. Hay, Main Currents in Western Environmental Thought P. Kershaw, B. David, N. Tapper, D. Penny and J. Brown (eds), Bridging Wallace's Line: the Environmental and Cultural History and Dynamics of the Southeast Asian–Australian Region A. Sturman and R. Spronken–Smith, The Physical Environment: a New Zealand Perspective I.H. Burnley, The Impact of Immigration on Australia: a Demographic Approach A. Boncompagni, The World is Just Like a Village: Globalization and Transnationalism of Italian Migrants from Tuscany in Western Australia M.M. Cernea and C. McDowell (eds), Risks and Reconstruction: Experiences of Resettlers and Refugees A.C. Gatrell, Geographies of Health: an Introduction G. Valentine, Social Geographies. Space and Society     

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Books reviewed: A. Beer, A. Maude and W. Pritchard, Developing Australia's Regions: Theory and Practice K. Beesley, H. Millward, B. Ilbery and L. Harrington (eds), The New Countryside: Geographic Perspectives on Rural Change Alexander R. Cuthbert (ed.), Designing Cities: Critical Readings in Urban Design Ian Burnley and Peter Murphy, Sea Change: Movement from Metropolitan to Arcadian Australia     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Hagen Schulze, States, Nations and Nationalism: From the Middle Ages to the Present. P. M. Kitromilides, Enlightenment, Nationalism, Orthodoxy: Studies in the Culture and Political Thought of South-Eastern Europe Richard Caplan and John Feffer (eds.), Europe's New Nationalism: States and Minorities in Conflict. Tom Garvin, 1922: The Birth of Irish Democracy. Michael Billig, Banal Nationalism. Anssi Paasi, Territories, Boundaries and Consciousness: The Changing Geographies of the Finnish-Russian Border. Stanley G. Payne, A History of Fascism 1914–1945. Hubertus F. Jahn, Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I. Paul B. Rich, Prospero's Return? Historical Essays on Race, Culture and British Society. Stephen Haseler, The English Tribe: Identity, Nation and Europe. Timothy D. Sisk, Power-Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts. Stephanie Lawson, Tradition versus Democracy in the South Pacific. Kate Darian-Smith, Liz Gunner and Sarah Nuttall (eds.), Text, Theory, Space: Land, Literature, and History in South Africa and Australia.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Malcolm Waters, Globalization. London and New York: Alan Pred and Michael John Watts, Reworking Modernity: Capitalisms and Symbolic Discontent. Jeff Haynes, Religion in Third World Politics. Raoul Granqvist (ed.), Culture in Africa: An Appeal for Pluralism. D. Michael Warren, L. Jan Slikkerveer and David Brokensha (eds), The Cultural Dimension of Development: Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Judith Randel and Tony German (eds), The Reality of Aid 95: An Independent Review of International Aid. Maurice J. Williams and Parti L. Pretesch, Sustaining the Earth: Role of Multilateral Development Institutions. Joan M Nelson and Stephanie J. Eglinton, Global Goals, Contentious Means: Issues of Multiple Conditionality. Alan Rix, Japan's Foreign Aid Challenge: Policy Reform and Aid Leadership. R. Vos, Debt and Adjustment in the World Economy. Structural Asymmetries in North-South Interactions. W. F. M. de Vries, G. P. den Bakker, M. B. G. Gircour, S. J. Keuning and A. Lenson (eds), The Value Added of National Accounting: Commemorating 50 Years of National Accounts in the Netherlands. Michael Cranna (ed.), The True Cost of Conflict. Raymond W. Copson, Africa's Wars and Prospects for Peace. Sharif Harir and Terje Tvedt (eds), Short-Cut to Decay: The Case of the Sudan. John Walton and David Seddon, Free Markets and Food Riots: The Politics of Global Adjustment. Peter Gibbon (ed.), Social Change and Economic Reform in Africa. Amitava Mukherjee, Structural Adjustment Programme and Food Security—Hunger and Poverty in India. Tony KiUick (ed.), The Flexible Economy: Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies. Howard Stein (ed.), Asian Industrialization and Africa: Studies in Policy Alternatives to Structural Adjustment. Jan Peter Wogart, Aasha Kapur Mehta and Arun Mehta, Technology and Competitiveness: The Case of Brazilian and Indian Machine Tools. Nicholas Maddock and Frank A. Wilson (eds), Project Design for Agricultural Development. John D. MacArthur and John Weiss (eds), Agriculture, Projects and Development. Papers in Honour of David Edwards. Alan Gilpin, Environmental Impact Assessment. Cutting Edge for the Twenty-First Century. Laura Westra and Peter S. Wenz (eds), Faces of Environmental Racism: Confronting Issues of Global Justice. Gita Sen and Rachel C. Snow, Power and Decision: The Social Control of Reproduction. Isabella Bakker (ed.), The Strategic Silence: Gender and Economic Policy. Parvin Paidar, Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran. Sankar Kumar Bhaumik, Tenancy Relations and Agrarian Development: A Study of West Bengal. Pauline E. Peters, Dividing the Commons: Politics, Policy, and Culture in Botswana. Susan Eva Eckstein, Back from the Future: Cuba under Castro. Olga Nieuwenhuys, Children's Lifeworlds: Gender, Welfare and Labour in the Developing World. Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration. W. R. Böhning and L.-L. Schloeter-Paredes (eds), Aid in Place of Migration? Werner Sengenberger and Duncan Campbell (eds), International Labour Standards and Economic Interdependence: Essays in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the International Labour Organisation and the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Philadelphia. Francis T. Seow, To Catch a Tartar: A Dissident in Lee Kuan Yew's Prison. Christopher Tremewan, The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore. John Foran, Fragile Resistance: Social Transformation in Iran from 1500 to the Revolution.     

BOOK NOTES

Books reviewed in this articles: Alt, James E. and K. Alec Chrystal, Political Economics American Enterprise Institute, Natural Gas Proposals: 1983. 98th Congress, 1st Session American Enterprise Institute, Reauthrization of the Clean Water Act: 1983, 98th Congress, 1st Session Bajpai, U.S. (ed.), Non-Alignment: Pespectives and Prospects Ball, Howard (ed.), Federal Administrative Agencies: Essays on Power and Politics barker, Michael (ed.), State Employment Policy in Hard Times Baugh, William H., The Politics of Nuclear balance: Ambiguity and Continuity in Strategic Policies Baum, Kenneth H. and Lyle P. Schertz (eds.), Modeling Farm Decisions for Policy Analysis Brewster, Lawrence G., The Public Agenda: Issues in American Politics Bullock, Charles S. III and Charles M. lamb (Eds.), Implementation of Civil Rights Policy Campbell, Duncan C. and Richard L. Rowan, Multinational Enterprises and the OECD Industrial Relations Guidelines Clark, Terry Nichols and Lorna Crowley Fergusion, City Money: Political Processes, Fiscal Strain, and Retrenchment Dahl, Robert A., Modern Political Analysis Deloria, Vine Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle, American Indians, American Justice Eddy, William B. (ed.), Handbook of Organization Management Finsinger, Jorg (ed.), Public Sector Economics Franklin, Kay and Norman Schaeffer, Duel for the Dunes: Land Use Conflict on the Shores of Lake Michigan Gilberty, Neil, Capitalism and the Welfare State: Dilemmas of Social Benevolence Grannemann, Thomas W. and Mark V. Pauly, Controlling Medicaid Costs: Federalism, Competition, and Choice Hall, Richard H. and Robert E. Quinn (eds.), Organizational Theory and Public Policy Held, David, et al (eds.), States and Societies Herson, Lawrence J. R., The Politics of Ideas: Political Theory and American Public Policy Hicks, Donald A. and Norman J. Glickman (eds.), Transition to the 21st Century: Prospect and Policies for Economic and Urban-Regional Tansformation Kerr, Thomas J., Civil Defense in the United States: Bandaid for a Holocaust? Klein, Mitchell S. G., Law, Courts, and Policy Lynch, Thomas D. (ed.), Organization Theory and management Martin, Shan, Managing Without Managers: Alternative Work Arrangements in Public Organizations McNeil, john S., Pedro J. Lecca, and Roosevelt Wright, Jr., Military Retirement: Social, Economic, and Mental Health Dilemmas Miles, Robert H. and Arvind Bhambri, The Regulatory Executives Nelson, Michael (ed.), The Presidency and the Political System Northrup, Herbert R. and Richard L. Rowan, The International Transport Workers’ Federation and Flag of Convenience Shipping Paddison, Ronan, The Fragmented State: The Political Geography of Power pogrow, Stanley, Education in the Computer Age: Issues of Policy, Practice, and Reform Rostow, W. W., The Barbaric Counter-Revolution: Cause and Cure Samuels, Richard J., The Politics of Regional Policy in Japan: Localities Incorporated? Sternlieb, George and James W. Hughes, The Atlantic City Gamble Tatalovich, Raymond and Byron W. Daynes, Presidential Power in the United States Taylor, Charles Lewis (ed.), Why Governments Grow: Measuring Public Sector Size Thompson, William R. (ed.), Contending Approaches to World System Analysis Trebilcock, Michael, J., J. Robert S. Prichard, Thomas J. Courchene, and John Whalley (eds.), Federalism and the Canadian Economicc Union Van Maanen, John (ed.), Qualitative Methodology Wallance, Helen, William Wallace, and Carole Webb (eds.), Policy-Making in the European Community Whitaker, Gordon P. and Charles David Phillips (eds.), Evaluating Performance of Criminal Justice Agencies Wilson, John T., Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950–1983     

Book Reviews

King, Anthony D. (ed.), Re-Presenting the City: Ethnicity, Capital and Culture in the Twenty-First Century Metropolis Cohen, Michael A.; Ruble, Blair A.; Tulchin, Joseph S. and Garland, Allison M. (eds), Preparing for the Urban Future. Global Pressures and Local Forces Schlyter, Ann (ed.), A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Simon, Julian L. (ed.), The State of Humanity Bennett, Jon Meeting Needs: NGO Coordination in Practice Potter, David (ed.), NGOs and Environmental Policies: Asia and Africa van der Ploeg, Jan Douwe and Long, Ann (eds), Born From Within: Practice and Perspectives of Endogenous Rural Development Wolf, Diane L. (ed.), Feminist Dilemmas in Fieldwork Sparr, Pamela (ed.), Mortgaging Women's Lives: Feminist Critiques of Structural Adjustment Keddie, Nikki R. Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution Garnaut, Ross; Grilli, Enzo and Riedel, Jim (eds), Sustaining Export-Oriented Development. Ideas from East Asia Schulte Nordhold, Nico and Visser, Leontine (eds), Social Science in Southeast Asia: From Particularism to Universalism Apter, David E. and Saich, Tony Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Robert Chambers, Whose Reality Counts? Putting the First Last Geoffrey D. Wood and Iffath A. Sharif (eds), Who Needs Credit? Poverty and Finance in Bangladesh Tony Killick with R. Gunatilaka and A. Marr, Aid and the Political Economy of Policy Change Alex de Waal, Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa David Turton (ed.), War and Ethnicity: Global Connections and Local Violence Krishna Kumar (ed.), Rebuilding Societies After Civil War. Critical Roles for International Assistance Oliver Mendelsohn and Marika Vicziany (eds), The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India Homa Hoodfar, Between Marriage and the Market. Intimate Politics and Survival in Cairo Adri van den Berg, Land Right, Marriage Left. Women's Management of Insecurity in North Cameroon Haleh Afshar (ed.), Women and Empowerment: Illustrations from the Third World Geertje Lycklama à Nijeholt, Virginia Vargas and Saskia Wieringa (eds), Women's Movements and Public Policy in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean Edith Sizoo (ed.), Women's Lifeworlds: Women's Narratives on Shaping their Realities Lawrence Haddad, John Hoddinott and Harold Alderman (eds), Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Developing Countries. Models, Methods and Policy Joseph Blasi, Maya Kroumova and Douglas Kruse, Kremlin Capitalism: Privatising the Russian Economy Kees van der Pijl, Transnational Classes and International Relations Melissa Leach and Robin Mearns (eds), The Lie of the Land: Challenging Received Wisdom on the African Environment Ramachandra Guha and J. Martinez-Alier, Varieties of Environmentalism: Essays North and South Lawrence S. Grossman, The Political Ecology of Bananas: Contract Farming, Peasants and Agrarian Change in the Eastern Caribbean Yiping Huang, Agricultural Reform in China: Getting Institutions Right Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (eds), Developing Uganda     

Index

Books reviewed: J. C. Noble The Delicate and Noxious Scrub: CSIRO Studies on Native Tree and Shrub Proliferation in the Semi-arid Woodlands of Eastern Australia R. Aldrich and J.H. Connell The Last Colonies D. I. Smith Water in Australia: Resources and Management N. Harvey Environmental Impact Assessment: Procedures, Practice and Prospects in Australia D. Gregory Explorations in Critical Human Geography Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Wealth, Work, Well-Being B.J. Shaw and R. Jones (eds) Contested Urban Heritage: Voices from the Periphery R. Peet Modern Geographical Thought R. Martin (ed) Money and the Space Economy F. E. Martin Saving the Environment: What it Will Take P. W. Preston Pacific Asia in the Global System: an Introduction V. Gardiner and V. D'Andrea, Teaching and Learning Issues and Managing Educational Change in Geography A. Jenkins Curriculum Design in Geography J.F. Birnie and K. Mason O'Connor Practicals and Laboratory Work in Geography . Livingstone, H. Matthews and A. Castley Fieldwork and Dissertations in Geography I. Shepherd Teaching and Learning Geography with Information and Communication Technologies M. Healey Resource-based Learning in Geography G. Clark and T. Wareham Small-group Teaching in Geography B.S Chalkley and J. Harwood Transferable Skills and Work-based Learning in Geography C. Agnew and L. Elton Lecturing in Geography M. Bradford and C. O'Connell Assessment in Geography     

Reviews

D.R. Rothwell and R. Davis Antarctic Environmental Protection: a Collection of Australian and International Instruments G.J. Aplin Australians and their Environment: an Introduction to Environmental Studies J. Dargavel (ed.) Australia's Ever-Changing Forests III: Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Australian Forest History D. Slattery The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks J.M. Jacobs Edge of Empire Postcolonialism and the City M. McKinnon with B. Bradley and R. Kirkpatrick (eds) New Zealand Historical Atlas: Ko Papatuanuku e Takoto Nei I.G. Thomas Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice D. Shearman and G. Sauer-Thompson Green or Gone A.S. Goudie (ed.) The Human Impact Reader: Readings and Case Studies G.C. Wescott Wilsons Promontory: Marine and National Park, Victoria     

Book Reviews

Jonathan Crush (ed.), Power of Development John Rapley, Understanding Development. Theory and Practice in the Third World Ankie Hoogvelt, Globalisation and the Postcolonial World. The New Political Economy of Development Sing C. Chew and Robert A. Denemark (eds), The Underdevelopment of Development. Essays in Honor of Andre Gunder Frank Barbara Stallings (ed.), Global Change, Regional Response. The New International Context of Change National Research Council, Lost Crops of Africa. Vol. I: Grains Barbara Harriss-White and Sir Raymond Hoffenberg (eds), Food. Multidisciplinary Perspectives Robert Cassen and contributors, Population and Development: Old Debates, New Conclusions Kerstin Lindahl-Kiessling and Hans Landberg (eds), Population, Economic Development, and the Environment. The Making of Our Common Future Judith Richter, Vaccination Against Pregnancy. Miracle or Menace? Tim Allen (ed.), In Search of Cool Ground: War, Flight and Homecoming in Northeast Africa Ans Kolk, Forests in International Environmental Politics: International Organisations, NGOs and the Brazilian Amazon Judith Randel and Tony German (eds), The Reality of Aid 1997/98 Marie Söderberg (ed.), The Business of Japanese Foreign Aid: Five Case Studies from Asia. Douglas J. Tilton (edited by Jim Cason), USAID in South Africa: Learning Lessons, Continuing Debates Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and Stephany Griffith-Jones (eds), Coping with Capital Surges. The Return of Finance to Latin America Robert Z. Lawrence, Single World, Divided Nations? International Trade and OECD Labor Markets S. M. Wangwe (ed.), Exporting Africa. Technology, Trade and Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa Amrita Chhachhi and Renée Pittin (eds), Confronting State, Capital and Patriarchy. Women Organizing in the Process of Industrialization Theo van der Loop, Industrial Dynamics and Fragmented Labour Markets: Construction Firms and Labourers in India     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Ronaldo Munck, Contemporary Latin America Carmen Diana Deere and Magdalene León, Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America Annelies Zoomers and Gemma van der Haar (eds), Current Land Policy in Latin America: Regulating Land Tenure under Neo‐liberalism Annelies Zoomers (ed.), Land and Sustainable Livelihood in Latin America Sudipta Kaviraj and Sunil Khilnani (eds), Civil Society: History and Possibilities Rajesh Tandon and Ranjita Mohanty (eds), Does Civil Society Matter? Governance in Contemporary India Ha‐Joon Chang, Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State Yilmaz Akyüz (ed.), Developing Countries and World Trade: Performance and Prospects George Monbiot, The Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World Order Paul Kennedy, Dirk Messner and Franz Nuscheler (eds), Global Trends and Global Governance Paulette Goudge, The Whiteness of Power: Racism in Third World Development and Aid John Clark (ed.), Globalizing Civic Engagement: Civil Society and Transnational Action Julian Le Grand, Motivation, Agency and Public Policy: Of Knights and Knaves, Pawns and Queens Richard Robison and Vedi R. Hadiz, Reorganising Power in Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets Sara Oldfield (ed.), The Trade in Wildlife: Regulation for Conservation Patricia L. Howard (ed.), Women & Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation Ernest Aryeetey, Julius Court, Machiko Nissanke and Beatrice Weder (eds), Asia and Africa in the Global Economy Jane I. Guyer, Marginal Gains. Monetary Transactions in Atlantic Africa Amanda Hammar, Brian Raftopoulos and Stig Jensen (eds), Zimbabwe's Unfinished Business: Rethinking Land, State and Nation in the Context of Crisis D. John Shaw, Sir Hans Singer: The Life and Work of a Development Economist