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Publisher: American Sociological Association

Volume 38, Number 2, March 2009
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Editor's Note

Editor's Remarks: The Categorical Imperative to Write Reviews
pp. vii-viii(1)
Author: Sica, Alan

Review Essays

Two Steps Forward or Two Steps Back? Institutional Change in Post-Soviet Russia
pp. 111-115(5)
Author: Hanley, Eric

The Hidden Injuries of Work
pp. 115-117(3)
Author: Kaufman, Jason

From Race Riot to Collective Violence
pp. 118-120(3)
Author: McCarthy, John D.

Thinking Through Race and Racism
pp. 121-125(5)
Authors: Omi, Michael; Winant, Howard

Authority versus Liberalism: Is There a Third Way?
pp. 125-129(5)
Author: Wedam, Elfriede

Transnational Religion and the Shaping of Politics, Ethnicity, and Culture
pp. 129-133(5)
Author: Williams, Rhys H.

Culture

Faithful to Fenway: Believing in Boston, Baseball, and America's Most Beloved Ballpark
pp. 134-135(2)
Author: Deener, Andrew

Simpsonology: There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us
pp. 135-136(2)
Author: Feinberg, Seth L.

Authors of the Storm: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction
pp. 136-137(2)
Author: Thorpe, Charles

Village Life in Modern Japan: An Environmental Perspective
pp. 137-139(3)
Author: Schnell, Scott

The Cultural Significance of the Child Star
pp. 139-140(2)
Author: Carlton-Ford, Steve

Ribbon Culture: Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness
pp. 140-141(2)
Author: Callais, Todd M.

The Design of Everyday Life
pp. 141-143(3)
Author: Gibson, James William

Demography

From Arrival to Incorporation: Migrants to the U.S. in a Global Era
pp. 143-144(2)
Author: Morawska, Ewa

Mayan Journeys: The New Migration from Yucatán to the United States
pp. 144-145(2)
Author: Loucky, James

Destinies of the Disadvantaged: The Politics of Teen Childbearing
pp. 145-147(3)
Author: Munger, Frank

Jamaican Immigrants in the United States and Canada: Race, Transnationalism, and Social Capital
pp. 147-148(2)
Author: Kim, Ann H.

Cohabitation, Family and Society
pp. 148-150(3)
Author: Brown, Susan L.

Refugee Children: Towards the Next Horizon
pp. 150-151(2)
Author: Gold, Steven J.

Deviance and Control

Imprisoning Communities: How Mass Incarceration Makes Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Worse
pp. 151-153(3)
Author: Tita, George E.

Governing Through Globalised Crime: Futures for International Criminal Justice
pp. 153-154(2)
Author: Deflem, Mathieu

Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball
pp. 154-155(2)
Author: Grantham, Robert V.

The Technology of Policing: Crime Mapping, Information Technology, and the Rationality of Crime Control
pp. 155-157(3)
Author: Marenin, Otwin

Power, Conflict and Criminalisation
pp. 157-158(2)
Author: Castellano, Ursula

Handbook of Restorative Justice: A Global Perspective
pp. 158-160(3)
Author: Barak, Gregg

City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Changed New York Politics
pp. 160-161(2)
Author: Krinsky, John

Education

Gender and Education, An Encyclopedia (Volumes 1 and 2)
pp. 161-162(2)
Author: Bianchi, Alison J.

School Sector and Student Outcomes
pp. 163-164(2)
Author: Lynch, Jamie

Ethnicity

Shifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality in Israel: Or, How the Polish Peddler Became a German Intellectual
pp. 164-165(2)
Author: Hein, Jeremy

Doing Business with Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy
pp. 165-167(3)
Author: Kaplan, Elaine Bell

Health

Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
pp. 167-168(2)
Author: Sered, Susan

What If Medicine Disappeared?
pp. 168-169(2)
Authors: Maviglia, Marcello A.; Parker, Tassy

Politics

Waves of Protest: Popular Struggle in El Salvador, 1925-2005
pp. 169-171(3)
Author: Brockett, Charles D.

From Communists to Foreign Capitalists: The Social Foundations of Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe
pp. 171-172(2)
Author: Cichock, Mark A.

Legacies of Struggle: Conflict and Cooperation in Korean American Politics
pp. 172-173(2)
Author: Abelmann, Nancy

Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance
pp. 173-175(3)
Author: Chew, Sing C.

The Permanent Tax Revolt: How the Property Tax Transformed American Politics
pp. 175-176(2)
Author: Schwartz, Mildred A.

The Origins of Capitalism and the "Rise of the West"
pp. 176-177(2)
Author: Robinson, William I.

Reconciliation and Colonial Power: Indigenous Rights in Australia
pp. 178-179(2)
Author: van Krieken, Robert

Modern Free Society and its Nemesis: Liberty versus Conservatism in the New Millennium, Volume 1
pp. 179-181(3)
Author: Leach, Darcy K.

Social Psychology

Country Boys: Masculinity and Rural Life
pp. 181-182(2)
Author: Stalp, Marybeth C.

Doing Time Together: Love and Family in the Shadow of the Prison
pp. 182-184(3)
Author: Wakefield, Sara

Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism
pp. 184-185(2)
Author: Almeling, Rene

Stratification

Inherited Wealth
pp. 185-186(2)
Author: Siebel, Catherine

Reproducing Racism: White Space, Elite Law Schools, and Racial Inequality
pp. 186-188(3)
Author: Harris, Angela P.

Boundaries and Categories: Rising Inequality in Post-Socialist Urban China
pp. 188-189(2)
Author: Y., Alvin

Theory and Methods

Liquid Fear; Liquid Times: Living in an Age of Uncertainty
pp. 189-190(2)
Author: Glassner, Barry

Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory
pp. 190-192(3)
Author: Goffman, Alice

Sociology through the Projector
pp. 192-193(2)
Author: Clark, Jacqueline

Seven Rules for Social Research
pp. 193-194(2)
Author: Wagenaar, Theodore C.

Critical Realism and the Social Sciences: Heterodox Elaborations
pp. 194-196(3)
Author: Reed, Isaac

Is Sociology Dead? Social Theory and Social Praxis in a Post-Modern Age
pp. 196-197(2)
Author: Mishra, Aditya K.

Human Emotions: A Sociological Theory
pp. 197-198(2)
Author: Meanwell, Emily

Urban and Communities

China's Urban Space: Development under Market Socialism
pp. 198-200(3)
Author: Lewis, Valerie A.

Work and Organizations

People at Work: Life, Power, and Social Inclusion in the New Economy
pp. 200-201(2)
Author: Blair-Loy, Mary

Pop Finance: Investment Clubs and the New Investor Populism
pp. 201-203(3)
Author: Sallaz, Jeffrey J.

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted
pp. 204-209(6)

Comment and Reply

Comment and Reply
pp. 210-210(1)

Publications Received

Publications Received
pp. 211-214(4)

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