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A review of the book "The Visions of Isobel Gowdie: Magic, Witchcraft & Dark Shamanism in 17th-Century Scotland," by Emma Wilby is presented.

A review essay is presented discussing several books on leadership ethics scholarship, including "The Quest for a General Theory of Leadership," edited by George Goethals and Georgia Sorenson, "Emotional Intelligence: Science and Myth," by Gerald Matthews, Moshe Zeidner, and Richard Roberts, and "The Obedience Experiments: A Case Study of Controversy in Social Science," by Arthur Miller.

The article reviews several books including "The Inclusive City: Infrastructure and Public Services for the Urban Poor in Asia," edited by A. A. Laquian, V. Tewari and L. M. Hanley, "Urban Growth and Land Degradation in Developing Cities," edited by R. Maconachie and "City Survivors: Bringing Up Children in Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods," edited by Anne Power.

The article reviews the books "Urban Governance, Voice and Poverty in the Developing World," by N. Devas, P. Amis, J. Beall, U. Grant, D. Mitlin, F. Nunan and C. Rakodi and "Demystifying the Mystery of Capital: Land Tenure and Poverty in Africa and the Caribbean," edited by Robert Home and Hilary Lim.

The article reviews the book "Political Thought in Early Modern Britain and Europe," edited by Caroline Erskine and Roger A. Mason.

The article reviews the book "Christianity in India: From the Beginnings to the Present," by Robert Eric Frykenberg.

Reviews the book "Planning in Contemporary Africa: The State, Town Planning and Society in Cameroon," by Ambe J. Njoh.

Reviews the book "Regionalism and Uneven Development in Southern Africa: The case of the Maputo Development Corridor," by F. Soderbaum and I. Taylor.

The article reviews the book "Zur Sammlungsgeschichte afrikanischer Ethnographica im Uebersee-Museum Bremen 1841-1945," by Bettina von Briskorn.