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The article reviews the book "The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881," vol. 5, edited by Paul B. Israel.

The article reviews the book "Languages and Cultures in the Caucasus: Papers From the International Conference 'Current Advances in Caucasian Studies,' Macerata, January 21-23, 2010," volume 16 of the Studies on Language and Culture in Central and East Europe, edited by Vittorio Springfield Tomelleri, Manana Topadze, and Anna Lukianowicz.

The article reviews the book "Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of Emancipation" by Rebecca J. Scott and Jean M. Hébrard.

The article reviews the book "Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of Emancipation," by Rebecca J. Scott and Jean M. Hébrard.

The article reviews the book "The Official Status of the Foreign Residents in Athens 322-120 BC," volume 12, by Maria Niku, part of the Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens series.

Reviews the book "Changing Realities: Social Trends Among Ukrainian Canadians," edited by W. Roman Petryshyn.

The article reviews the book "The Nature of Cities: Culture, Landscape and Urban Space," edited by Andrew C. Isenberg.

Iterations of Law is a valuable resource on the legal history of colonial India. The essays in this edited volume uncover the lived experience of law in the tradition of social history. The contributors discuss and rework ideas of legal pluralism, law's violence, and the legacy of colonial law. Their embrace of legal archives other than the judgment, such as the stamp paper, and political and bureaucratic speeches is a welcome methodological intervention in the field. This review examines the volume's contribution to two persistent debates in legal history: the perceived continuity of the colonial law and legal system, and the agency of the colonial subject vis-à-vis law. Read this way, the contributions emphasise several points of contact between subject and government that allowed the consolidation and legitimisation of colonial rule. Though greater engagement with law and a South Asian emphasis would have added much value, the review concludes that the volume is essential reading for legal historians as well as scholars analysing the conditions of authority and legitimacy of law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Risks & Social Inequities in Romania," by Marian Preda.

Reviews the book 'Black Boss: Political Revolution in a Georgia County,' by John Rozier.

Reviews the book "Persons and Positions: Individuals and Their Social Locations," by Leila Calhoun Deasy.

Reviews the book "State and Society in Post-War Japan," by Bernard Eccleston.

There are few sociology texts that acquire truly seminal status. This brief paper, however, reflects on one of the most celebrated and often cited works in British urban sociology. It seeks to explain: (1) the book's initial impact on debates and research in the field of ‘race and ethnic relations’; (2) the key controversies sparked by its theoretical positioning; and (3) why, and in what ways, it remains of relevance almost half a century after it was written. It concludes that there are two reasons for its continued appeal and significance. First, it placed housing firmly at the centre of debates about the position of Britain's migrant communities; second, it illustrates the potential of sociological research. At a time when controversies rage about ‘impact’, here is a work that not only contributed to our theoretical understanding of contemporary society, but also illustrated the value of ‘public sociology’ by engaging with the polity to bring about social change. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the book "The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting," by Darren Wershler-Henry.

Reviews the book "A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England," by Steven Shapin.

Reviews the book "The Developing Canadian Community," by S.D. Clark.

Reviews the book "Die Drei Sphären Der Geschichte," by Matti Luoma.

Reviews the book "The Scapegoat," by Mary Lee Settle.

The article reviews the book "The maiden tribute of modern Babylon," by W.T. Stead, edited with annotations and an introductory essay by Antony E. Simpson.

The article reviews the book "Social History and African Environments," edited by William Beinart and JoAnn McGregor.

Robert Putman's The Upswing (written with Shaylyn Romney Garrett) provides a powerful meta-analysis of American social, political, economic and cultural change throughout the twentieth century. What this analysis reveals is the existence of an almost perfect arc of social progress which begins from a low position around the Gilded Age at the beginning of the twentieth century and then climbs across all variables until reaching a highpoint around 1960. The Progressive Era, Putnam argues, engineered an 'upswing' against inequality, polarisation, social disarray and a culture of self-centredness. Since then, however, the data suggest that a severe downswing has occurred which explains the existence of deep divisions and polarised politics in the United States. Putnam's core argument is simple: The United States has pulled itself out of a trough before and it can do it again. In a post-Trump context, this argument could hardly be more welcome which may explain the rave reviews this book has generally received. Nevertheless, the core weakness of The Upswing is that it arguably tells us far more about how the United States 'came together a century ago' but far less about how it 'can do it again' in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Under the Mulga: A Bush Memoir," by Jim Gasteen.

Reviews the book "Country Life: A Social History of Rural England," by Howard Newby.

Reviews the book "Urbanisme en kapitalisme te Antwerpen in de I6e eeuw: De stedebouwkundige en industriële ondernemingen van Gilbert Van Schoonbeke," by H. Soly.

Reviews the book "Quasi-Markets and Social Policy," edited by Julian Le Grand and Wil Bartlett.

Reviews the book "Progress and Poverty: An Economic and Social History of Britain 1700-1850," by M. J. Daunton.

A review of the book "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder," by Caroline Fraser, is presented.

Reviews the book 'Society and the State in Interwar Japan,' edited by Elise Tipton.

Reviews the book "Villes d'imprimerie et moulins à papier du XIVe au XVIe siècles: Aspects économiques et sociaux: Drukkerijen en papiermolens in stad en land van de I 4de tot de I6de eeuw: Economische en sociale aspecten."

Reviews the book "Social Policy in Action. Perspectives on the Implementation of Alcoholism Reforms," by Marilyn C. Regier.

The article reviews the book "Fire in the Dark: Making a Difference in the World," by Ron Talarico.

Reviews the book "The City in Newly Developing Countries," edited by Gerald Breese.