Book Reviews Doberski, Julian; Dussart, G.B.J.; Harborne, Jeffrey B. ...
Journal of Biological Education,
19/3/1/, Volume:
31, Issue:
1
Book Review
Peer reviewed
Synopses of the British Fauna No. 52. Ticks of North-West Europe Paul D. Hillyard. 178 pp. Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council (for the Linnean Society of London and ...The Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association), 1996. £19.50. ISBN 0 85153 257 9. Reviewed by Julian Doberski
British Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera: a key with ecological notes J. M. Elliott. 68 pp. Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria: Freshwater Biological Association, 1996. £8.00. ISBN 0900386 56 8. Reviewed by G. B. J. Dussart
The New Naturalist Library: The natural history of pollination 2nd edn. M. Proctor, P. Yeo, and A. lack. 479 pp. London: HarperCollins, 1996. £30/£16.99. ISBNs 000 219905 X/219906 8. Reviewed by Jeffrey B. Harborne
Collins Wild Guide: Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Europe B. Spooner. 255 pp. London: Harper Collins, 1996. £6.99. ISBN 0 00 220007 4. Reviewed by Julia Milligan
Children and toxic fungi: the essential medical guide to fungal poisoning in children R. Watiing. 56 pp. Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 1995. £10.00 plus 1.00 p & p. ISBN 1 872291 16 3. Reviewed by Colin Osborne
Collins Pocket Guide: Wild flowers of Britain and Northern Europe 5th edn. R. Fitter, A. Fitter, and M. Blarney. 352 pp. London: HarperCollins, 1996. £9.99. ISBN 0 00 220062 7. Reviewed by Julia Milligan
Life before birth: the challenges of fetal development P. W. Nathanielsz. 248 pp. Houndmills, Basingstoke: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1996. £8.95. ISBN 0 7167 3025 1. Reviewed by Colin F. Herbert
Quantum theory for beginners J. P. McEvoy and O. Zarate. 176 pp. Cambridge: Icon Books, 1996. £8.99. ISBN 1 874166 374. Reviewed by Hylton B. Meire
Safeguards in the school laboratory 1Oth edn. Association for Science Education. 123 pp. Hatfield, Herts.: ASE, 1996. £9.00. ISBN 0863572502. Reviewed by Olive Maddison
Schools' organic gardens J. Pattinson. 33 pp. Hatfield, Herts.: Association for Science Education, 1996. £7.95. ISBN 0 863572510. Reviewed by Pamela Wadsworth
Scientists and primary schools: a practical guide 8. Keogh and S. Naylor. 59 pp. Sandbach, Cheshire: Millgate Publishers, 1996. Available free to scientists going into primary schools from BBSRC, Swindon. (Tel. 01793-413200.) All other purchases £5.00 from Millgate House Publishers, 35 Mill Hill Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 4PN. ISBN 0 9527506 00. Reviewed by Sue Dale Tunnieliffe
Environmental responsibility tor expeditions: a guide to good practice Eds. C. Workman, A. Gimingham, and C. Jermy. 26 pp. London: British Ecological Society and Young Explorers' Trust, 1995. £2.00 plus p&p. ISBN 1 900579 00 6.00. Reviewed by R. Andy Simms
Key Stage 3 Science Companions A. Porter, M. Wood, and T. Wood. 192 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1996. £8.99. ISBN 0 7487 16777. Reviewed by Stuart Newton
Co-ordinated Science: Biology 2nd edn. B. Beckett and R. Gallagher. 224 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £10.00. ISBNO 19 914653 5. Reviewed by Stephen M. Neate
Nuffield science calculations Ed. D. Sang. 151 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1996 (lor the Nuffield-Chelsea Curriculum Trustj. £8.50. ISBN 0582 23730 0. Reviewed by Peter Gll
Biology 3rd edn. M. Jones and G. Jones. 316 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. £10.95/US $21.95. ISBN 0 521 45618 5. Reviewed by Carol Dons
Longman Co-ordinated Science: Biology - students' book; copymasters; teachers' and technicians' guide T. Parkin and I Simpkins. 248/79/115 pp. Harlow, Essex: Addison-Wesley Longman, 1996. £9.99/£35.00 + VAT/£14.99. ISBNs 0582 27653 5/ 28733 2A/28735 9. Reviewed by Ann Dolan
Chemistry tor biologists at advanced level B Rockett and R. Sulton. 207 pp. London: John Murray, 1996. £9.99. ISBN 0 7195 7146 4. Reviewed by Gillian Price
Advanced Biology Statistics A. Edmondson and D. Druce. 176 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £9.00. ISBN 0 19 914654 3. Reviewed by Sue O'Hanlon
Skills in Advanced Biology 3: Investigating J. W. Garvin. 152 pp. Cheltenham, Glos.: Stanley Thames, 1996. £13.99. ISBN 0 7487 2048 0. Reviewed by A. M. Skinner
Collins Advanced Modular Sciences-Biology Support Pack Series ed. M. Coles. London: Collins Educational (HarperCollins), 1996. £75.00. ISBN 0 00 322384 1. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie
Access to advanced level biology 2nd edn. H. Bowen andj. Good. 94 pp. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Stanley Thornes, 1996. £6.99. ISBN 0 7487 2333 1. Reviewed by Carolyn Ann Mulley
Health and social care for advanced GNVQ 2nd edn. H. Thomson et al. 458 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. £14.99. ISBN 0 340 64780 9. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan
NuffieW Science in Practice: GNVQ Advanced Science Assignments 2 Ed. A. Hunt. 238 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1996. £56.50. ISBN 0 435 63255 8. Reviewed by A. Hasell
Health and social care for foundation GNVQ A. Skeltand 8. Stretch. 168 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. £9.99. ISBN034062111 7. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan
Science, Ethics, and Education project: leaching ethical aspects of science Eds. P. Fullick and M. Ratcliffe. 152 pp. Southampton: The Bassett Press, 1996. £14.95. ISBN 1 873603 3. Reviewed by Roger Lock
Energy and change: Background stories for teachers; Introducing a new approach; Activities for the classroom R. Boohan and j. Ogborn. 46/44/57 pp. Hatfield, Herts.: Association for Science Education, 1996. £14.50 (pack of 3. ISBN 0 86357 245 6. Reviewed by H. Tillson
Cell and molecular biology: concepts and experiments G. Karp. 773 pp. Chichester, W. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. £21.95. ISBN 0471 59913 1. Reviewed by Nicola Hughes
Redesigning the science curriculum: a report on the implications of standards and benchmarks for science education Eds. R. Bybee andj. D. Mclnerney. 138 pp. Colorado Springs, USA: Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), 1995. Available from BSCS, Pikes Peak Research Park, 5415 Mark Dabling Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918-3842, USA. $10.00. Reviewed by A. J. Jennings
Making headway: a selfdevelopment workbook for women working in education M. Mitchell and Z. Gruhn. 211 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons, 1996. Available from Biblios PDS Ltd, Star Road, Partridge Green, West Sussex RH13 8LD. (Tel. 01403-710851; fax. 01403-711-143.) £19.99. Reviewed by Ann Dolan
Resource Pack Farming, wild life and the countryside A slide/tape presentation from the International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Cuiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 5TZ. Price £22.27 incl. p & p and VAT optional cassette: £5.82 incl. Also available in video format: £23.44 incl. Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie
SoftwareHyperCELL 1996 A CD-ROM by Gene Williams, Indiana University, produced in the USA (and only available from there) by Garland Publishing, I000A Sherman Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06514, USA. Price $49.95 plus $6.00 p & p. For further information, tel: 001-800-627-6273. Reviewed by S. J. Malt
Slick! A computer simulation of an oil spill produced by BP Educational Service. Available in Archimedes and IBM formats with an Apple Macintosh version in development from BP Educational Service, PO Box 394, Poole, Dorset BH17 7BR. (Tel. 01202-669940; fax. 01202- 661999; E-mail: ed-mktng@bornemouthnet. co.uk.j Price £20.00 (including VAT and p & p). Reviewed by Paul James
VideotapesOur human body-what is blood? A 15-minute video produced by and available from Viewtech Film and Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0117-9773422/9717030; fax. 0117-9724292.) Price £29.00 plus p& p and VAT. R$eviewed by Julian Thomas
VideotapesOur human body - DNA - life's controller A 15-minute video produced by and available from Viewtech Film and Video, 16 1 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0117-9773422/9717030; fax. 0117-9724292.) Price £29.00 plus p&p and VAT. Reviewed by Julian Thomas
WallchartThe electromagnetic spectrum A wallchart with a free teaching guide by Chris Butlin, available from PCET Wallcharts, 27 Kirchen Road, London WI3 OUD. (Telephone. 0181-567-9206; fax. 0181-566-5120.} Price £8.45 find. VAT and p & p) Reviewed by A.M. Scofield
Book reviews Sharman, Campbell; Kuhn, Rick; Gray, Gwen ...
Australian Journal of Political Science,
19/3/1/, Volume:
28, Issue:
1
Book Review
Peer reviewed
Australian Politics
Scott Bennett, Affairs of State: Politics in the Australian States and Territories (Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1992) pp.230. $24.95 ISBN 1 86373 093 1.
Verity Burgmann, Power and ...Protest: Movements for Social Change in Australian Society (Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1993) pp.302. $24.95 ISBN 1 86373 211.
J.R.G. Butler (ed.), Federalism and Public Policy, Intergovernmental Grants and Health Care Financing (Canberra: Federalism Research Centre in association with National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 1991) pp.141. $12.95 ISBN 0 7315 1119 0.
Frank Farrell, Themes in Australian History: Questions, Issues and Interpretation in an Evolving Historiography (Kensington: University of NSW Press, 1992) pp.221. $24.95 ISBN 0 86840 212 5.
James A Gillespie, The Price of Health: Australian Governments and Medical Politics 1910-1960 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) pp.358. $49.95 ISBN 0 521 38183 5.
Barry Jones, Sleepers, Wake! Technology and the Future of Work (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1990) pp.285. $16.95 ISBN 0 19 553146 9.
Roger McDonald, Reflecting Labor: Images of Myth and Origin Over 100 Years (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1991) p.49. $7.50 ISBN 0 642 10537 5.
Terry Newman, Hare-Clark in Tasmania: Representation of All Opinions (Hobart: Joint Library Committee of the Parliament of Tasmania, 1992) pp.319. $39.95 ISBN 0 7246 3876 8.
Peter Vintila, John Phillimore and Peter Newman (eds), Markets, Morals and Manifestos: Fightback! and the Politics of Economic Rationalism in the 1990s (Perth: Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, 1992) pp.274. $18.95 ISBN 0 86905 233 0.
Michael Howard, 'Fightback!' or Setback? The Cuts to Public Expenditure in the Hewson Package (Sydney: Public Sector Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 1992) pp.134. $15.00 ISSN 10348 569X.
Comparative and International Politics
John Allen, Peter Braham and Paul Lewis (eds), Political and Economic Dimensions of Modernity (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1992) pp.440. $37.95 ISBN 0 7456 0962 7.
Ian Bellany, A Basis for Arms Control (Aldershot: Dartmouth, 1991) pp.155 $n.p. ISBN 1 85521 051 7.
Henry Brandon (ed.)≫ The Future of U.S.-European Relations: In Search of a New World Order (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1992) pp.177. $19.95 ISBN 0 8157 1058 5.
Alison Broinowski, The Yellow Lady, Australian Impressions of Asia (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1992) pp.260. $39.95 ISBN 0 19 553382 8.
Robert L. Canfield (ed.), Turko-Persia in Historical Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 1991) pp.256. $120.00 ISBN 0 521 39094 X.
Henry Frendo, Party Politics in a Fortress Colony: the Maltese Experience 2nd ed. (Valetta, Malta: Midsea Publications, 1991) pp.243. $n.p. no ISBN.
Gwendolyn Gray, Federalism and Health Policy: The Development of Health Systems in Canada and Australia (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991) pp.281. $Canl9.95 ISBN 0 8020 6862 6.
Susan Kaufman Purcell and Robert M. Immerman (eds), Japan and Latin America in the New Global Order (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992) pp.163. SUS9.95 ISBN 1 55587 316 2.
St John Kettle and Stephanie Dowrick (eds), After the Gulf War: For Peace in the Middle East (Sydney: Pluto Press, 1991), pp.134; $9.95 ISBN 0 949138 69 X.
Andrew Ross (ed.), The Military Significance of the Gulf War (Canberra: Australian Defence Studies Centre) pp.79. $10.00 ISBN 0 7317 0191 7.
Ronald T. Libby, Protecting Markets: U.S. Policy and the World Grain Trade (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1992) pp.152. $US26.50 ISBN 0 8014 2617 0.
T.B. Millar and James Walter (eds), Asian-Pacific Security After the Cold War (London: Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, University of London, 1992) pp.125. £8.50 ISBN 1 85507 044 8.
John Morrison, Boris Yeltsin. From Bolshevik to Democrat (Melbourne: Penguin, 1991) pp.303. $16.95 ISBN 0 14 017062 6.
Cornelia Navari (ed.), Conditions of States: A Study in International Political Theory (Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1991) pp.228. $ 39.95 ISBN 0 335 09667 0.
V. Spike Peterson (ed.), Gendered States: Feminist (Re)Visions of International Relations Theory (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1992) pp.225. $US16.95 ISBN 1 55587 328 6.
Edith Rogovin Frankel, Jonathan Frankel and Baruch Knei-Paz (eds), Revolution in Russia: Reassessments of 1917 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992) pp.434. $145.00 ISBN 0 521 40523 8.
B. Guy Smith, The Politics of Taxation: A Comparative Perspective (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1991) pp.338. $39.95 ISBN 1 55786 211 7.
Ramesh Thakur (ed.), The South Pacific: Problems, Issues and Prospects (Melbourne: Macmillan, 1991) pp.232. $49.95 ISBN 333 55704 2.
Political Theory and Methodology
Perry Anderson, A Zone of Engagement (London: Verso, 1992) pp.384. $39.95 ISBN 0 86091 595 6.
Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust (Cambridge: Polity, 1991) pp.338. $34.95 ISBN 0 7456 0930 9.
Paul Buhle, Marxism in the USA (London: Verso, 1991) pp.302. $34.95 ISBN 0 86091 547 6.
Hal Draper (edited and with an introduction by E. Haberkern), Socialism from Below: Essays Selected (New Jersey: Humanities Press, 1992) pp.282. SUS25.00 ISBN 0 391 03732 3.
Richard E. Flathman, Wilful Liberalism: Voluntarism and Individuality in Political Theory and Practice (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1992) pp.232. SUS15.35 ISBN 0 8014 9955 0.
Norman Frohlich and Joe A. Oppenheimer, Choosing Justice: An Experimental Approach to Ethical Theory (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992) pp.258. SUS45.00 ISBN 0 520 07299 5.
Agnes Heller and Ferenc Feher, The Postmodern Political Condition (Cambridge: Polity, 1991) pp.167. $32.95 ISBN 0 7456 0929 5.
George Armstrong Kelly, The Humane Comedy: Constant, Tocqueville and French Liberalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992) pp.262. $120 ISBN 0 521 41227 7.
David Keyt and Fred D. Miller Jr (eds), A Companion to Aristotle's Politics (Cambridge: Basil Blackwell, 1991) pp.407. $45.00 ISBN 1 55786 098 X.
Chantal Mouffe (ed.), Dimensions of Radical Democracy (London: Verso, 1992) pp.254. $ 34.95 ISBN 0 86091 556 5.
