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The article reviews the book "Foundation Papers in Landscape Ecology," by John A. Wiens, Michael R. Moss, Monica G. Turner, and David J. Mladenoff.

The article reviews the book "Life in medieval landscapes. People and places in the middle ages: papers in memory of H. S. A. Fox," edited by Sam Turner and Bob Silvester.

Reviews the book "Britain and the Netherlands," vol. 4, "Metropolis, Dominion and Province: Papers Delivered to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch Historical Conference," edited by J.S. Bromley and E.H. Kossmann.

Reviews the book 'The archaeology of Lapita Dispersal in Oceania: Papers From the Fourth Lapita Conference, June 2000, Canberrs, Australia,' edited by G.R. Clark, A.J. Anderson and T. Vunidilo.

The article reviews the book "Fiscal Systems in the European Economy From the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries," edited by Simonetta Cavaciocchi.

The article reviews the book "Religion and Religious Institutions in the European Economy 1000-1800," edited by Francesco Ammannati.

This article reviews the book "Papuan Pasts: Cultural, Linguistic and Biological Histories of Papuan-speaking Peoples," edited by Andrew Pawley, Robert Attenborough, Jack Golson and Robin Hide.

Reviews the book 'Histories of Old Ages. essays in Honour of Rhys Jones,' edited by A. Anderson, I. Lilley and S. O'Connor.

The article reviews two books including "The Art of Ecology: Writings of G. Evelyn Hutchinson," edited by David K. Skelly, David M. Post, and Melinda D. Smith and "G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the Invention of Modern Ecology," by Nancy G. Slack.

Reviews the book 'Le Pacifique de 5000 á 2000 avant le présent: Suppléments á l'histoire d'une colonisation/The Pacific from 5000 to 2000 BP: Colonisation and transformations,' edited by Jean-Christophe Galipaud and Ian Lilley.

This article reviews the book "India Traders of the Middle Ages: Documents From the Cairo Geniza (India Book)," by Shelomo D. Goitein and Mordechai Akiva Friedman.

The article reviews the book "Ancient Athens and Modern Ideology: Value, Theory and Evidence in Historical Sciences: Max Weber, Karl Polanyi and Moses Finley," by Mohammad Nafissi.

Reviews the book "The Victorian City: Images and Realities," edited by H.J. Dyos and Michael Wolff.

The article reviews the book "Sterling-Dollar Diplomacy: Anglo-American Collaboration in the Reconstruction of Multilateral Trade," by Richard N. Gardner.

Reviews the book "Conflict and Stability in Scottish Society: Proceedings of the Scottish Historical Studies Seminar: University of Strathclyde, 1988-89," edited by T.M. Devine.

The article reviews the book "Terra Nostra; Culegere de Materiale Privind Istoria Agrara a Romanici," edited by Eugen Mewes.

The article presents a review of the book "Lost Prophets: An Insider's History of the Modern Economists," by Alfred L. Malabre Jr.

The article reviews the book "Technological Innovation in Retail Finance: International Historical Perspectives," edited by Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo, J. Carles Maixé-Altés, and Paul Thomes.

The present volume is intended to serve two purposes. The primary purpose is to chronicle the history of the greatest bear market in bond-market history, from 1946 (a time when the lowest yields of modern history were recorded) to 1969 (when unprecedentedly high levels of rates were reached). "A history of interest rates should not fail to be dramatic," wrote Homer in his earlier volume, and the present history lives up to this standard. The book is interestingly written and it is especially useful for a valuable appendix containing time series of a variety of bond yields collected by Homer, Johannesen, and their associates of the investment firm of Salomon Brothers and Hutzler. These series are far superior to alternative yield series currently available. They are constructed from over-the-counter quotations (where most bond trading actually occurs) rather than from bid prices on the organized exchanges (where quotations are often nominal rather than real). Moreover, the series are far more homogeneous with respect to quality, bond coupons, call provisions, and special features, than those of Moody's Investors Service, which are usually used by economists in empirical work. Most importantly, the authors have compiled time series of new-issue yields. These series are far more responsive to bond-market conditions than existing time series of yields of "seasoned" issues, and the Homer-Johannesen data would appear to have many uses by economists in empirical work on interest rates and corporate investment behavior. The second purpose of the book is to analyze and account for the interrelationships among the different types of yields. Homer and Johannesen study the relationship between the yields of many different debt instruments of the same maturity. There are discussions of historical yield spreads between utility bonds, industrials, and governments; new issues and seasoned bonds; low-coupon and high-coupon issues; tax exempts and governments; high-quality ... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Making Nature Whole: A History of Ecological Restoration," by William R. Jordan and George M. Lubick.

A review of the book "The Empire of Credit: The Financial Revolution in Britain, Ireland and America, 1688-1815," edited by Daniel Carey and Christopher J. Finlay is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Origins of an Industrial Region: Robert Morris and First Swansea Copper Works, c. 1727-1730," edited by Louise Miskell.

The article reviews the book "Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age," edited by Toni Weller.

This article reviews the book "Britain's Pension Crisis: History and Policy," edited by Hugh Pemberton and Pat Thane.

The article reviews the book "History is in the Land: Multivocal Tribal Traditions in Arizona's San Pedro Valley," by T. J. Ferguson and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh.

The article reviews the book "Swing unmasked: the agricultural riots of 1830 to 1832 and their wider implications," edited by Michael Holland.

Reviews the book "A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire," by Sevket Pamuk.

Reviews the book 'Philosophy of History and Action: Papers Presented at the First Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter,' edited by Yirmiahu Yovel.

Reviews the book "A History of Enfield," vol. 1, "Before 1837: A Parish Near London," by David Pam.

Reviews the book "History and Computing," vol. 2, edited by Peter Denley, Stefan Fogelvik and Charles Harvey.

Reviews the book "Rethinking English Local History," by Charles Phythian-Adams.

Reviews the book "A History of Southampton, 1790-1914: Setbacks and Recoveries, 1868-1914," vol. 3, by A. Temple Patterson.

The article reviews the book "Histoire Economique de la Belgique. Traitement des Sources et Etat des Questions, volume II."

The article reviews the book "Handelingen van de leden en van de staten van Vlaanderen: Regeringen van Maria van Bourgondiè Filips de Schone," edited by W. P. Blockmans.

The article reviews the book "The Inhabitants of Cardington in 1782," edited by David Baker.

Reviews the book "John Owens, Manchester Merchant," by B. W. Clapp.

Book reviewed in this articles: H istory's S hadow: N ative A mericans and H istorical C onsciousness in the N ineteenth C entury. By Steven Conn. C ynicism from D iogenes to D ilbert. By Ian Cutler. F rom W ords to N umbers: N arrative, D ata, and S ocial S cience. By Roberto Franzosi. T ocqueville U nveiled: T he H istorian and H is S ources for T he O ld R egime and the R evolution. By Robert T. Gannett Jr. S ila mitu: Z ydzi w P oznanskiem w dobie zaborów w pismiennictwie historycznym (The Power of Myth: Jews in Poznania during the Era of the Polish Partitions in Historical Writing). By Krzysztof A. Makowski. H erbert B utterfield: H istorian as D issenter. By C. T. McIntire. M ax W eber: A n I ntellectual B iography. By Fritz Ringer. T heorizing H istorical C onsciousness. Edited by Peter Seixas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Books reviewed:Applebaum, Nancy P. (2003)Muddied Waters: Race, Region and Local History in Colombia, 1846–1948Collier, Simon (2003)Chile, The Making of a Republic, 1830–1865: Politics and IdeasDíaz, Arlene J. (2004)Female Citizens, Patriarchs, and the Law in Venezuela, 1786–1904Haber, Stephen, Razo, Armando and Maurer, Noel (2003)The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876–1929Pasztor, Suzanne B. (2002)The Spirit of Hidalgo: The Mexican Revolution in CoahuilaJuárez, José Roberto (2004)Reclaiming Church Wealth: The Recovery of Church Property after Expropriation in the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, 1860–1911Agostoni, Claudia (2003)Monuments of Progress: Modernization and Public Health in Mexico City, 1876–1910Mattiace, Shannan L. (2003)To See With Two Eyes: Peasant Activism and Indian Autonomy in Chiapas, MexicoSouza, Laura de Mello e (2003)The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross: Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial BrazilSansone, Livio (2003)Blackness Without Ethnicity: Constructing Race in BrazilPeter S. Cahn (2003)All Religions are Good in Tzintzuntzan: Evangelicals in Catholic MexicoNapolitano, Valentina (2002)Migration, Mujercitas, and Medicine MenHaagh, Louise (2002)Citizenship, Labour Markets and Democratization: Chile and the Modern SequenceBurt, Jo-Marie and Mauceri, Philip (eds) (2004)Politics in the Andes: Identity, Conflict, ReformPhilip, George (2003)Democracy in Latin America: Surviving Conflict and Crisis?Roman, Peter (2003)People's Power: Cuba's Experience with Representative GovernmentWeyland, Kurt (ed.) (2004)Learning from Foreign Models in Latin American Policy ReformKinzo, Maria D'Alva and Dunkerley, James (eds) (2003)Brazil Since 1985: Politics, Economy, and SocietyGonzález, José Antonio, Corbo, Vittorio, Krueger, Anne, and Tornell, Aaron (eds) (2003)Latin American Macroeconomic Reform. The Second StagePalma, Ricardo (2004)Peruvian TraditionsHendon, Julia A. and Joyce, Rosemary A. (2004)Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]