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Over the past three decades the so-called "origins of football debate" has dominated the discourse for those of us that have been examining the historiography of football in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. History is very rarely clear-cut, linear or precise and, although modern society has developed a seeming obsession with understanding origins and beginnings, uncovering the specific moment in time that a sporting pursuit was created is a near-impossible task. [Extracted from the article]

This investigation places race and imperialism at the heart of questions about the archive, history-making, and narrative more generally. I argue that Philip K. Dick’sMartian Time-Slipstages both the necessity of archives and narratives for empire-building and the impossibility of containing and embalming these narratives. Official national or planetary narratives not only excise alterity and disavow historical erasures of indigenous populations, but they also produce a schizophrenic relationship to history. Their attempts to wall off alterity and disorder produce madness because they are still affected by the traces of what they are trying to disavow or escape. In other words, the attempts to repress alterity make it spectral, make it an absent presence.Martian Time-Slipillustrates that though the capitalist project attempts to cut itself off from history, this history remains, and the effort to wall oneself off from the delirium of history proves equally delirious. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

By closely examining the quality of running stitches, the narrative compositions and varied informed imagery of two I kanthas i in particular, Ghosh argues convincingly about the sophisticated textual and literary knowledge and the subversive potential of such embroidery practice. I Kantha i , made from soft, white, much-washed recycled cotton that was layered, stitched and embroidered, was typically a square sitting mat or large rectangular blanket that could be used indoors and outdoors. While I kantha i , just as I khadi i cloth, currently has many associations in the marketplace, the author focuses more on I nakshi i (embroidered) I kantha i from the second half of the nineteenth century. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews several books, including "Women and Wars: Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures," by Carol Cohn, "War as Experience: Contributions from International Relations and Feminist Analysis," edited by Christine Sylvester, and "Gendercide and Genocide," edited by Adam Jones.

The article reviews several books including "Enterprising Women in Urban Zimbabwe: Gender, Microbusiness and Globalization," by Mary Johnson Osirim, "African Market Women: Seven Life Stories from Ghana," by Gracia Clark, and "Tiger Girls: Women and Enterprises in the People's Republic of China," by Minglu Chen.

*Citizenship *Citizenship in a development context *Citizenship migration *Organisations and websites [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the two books "National Museums: New Studies From Around the World," edited by S. Knell, P. Aronssson and A. Amundsen, and "Conservation in the Age of Consensus," by J. Pendlebury.

The article reviews several books on women development including "Making a Living: Changing Livelihoods in Rural Africa," by Elizabeth Francis, "Onions Are My Husband: Survival and Accumulation by West African Market Women," by Gracia Clark, and "Trading Away Our Rights: Women Working in Global Supply Chains," by Kate Raworth.

The article reviews several books including "Vernacular Mud Brick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Archaeolohgical Conservasion Centre," by W. Schijns, O. Kaper and J. Kila, "A Mudwick City Hall at Huttsa: Diary of a Reconstruction," by Jürgen Seeher and "The Management and Maintenance of Historic Parks, Gardens and Landscapes: The English Heritage Handbook," edited by J. Watkins and T. Wright.

The article reviews the book "Charles Taylor and the Return of Theology-As-History," by Charles Taylor.

The article reviews several books, including "The Europeanization of French Foreign Policy: France and EU in East Asia,"by R. Wong, "Paris and the Commune 1870-71: The Politics of Forgetting," by C.W. Wilson and "France: A Social Portrait."

This article reviews several books including "Plunder: When the Rule of Law is Illegal," by Ugo Mattei and Laura Nader; "Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today!" by Chris Carlsson; and "Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality," by Loïc Wacquant.

The article reviews several books including "No Shortcuts to Power: African Women in Politics and Policy Making," edited by Anne Marie Goetz and Shireen Hassim, "Feminizing Politics," by Joni Lovenduski, and "Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers," edited by Azza Karam.

The article reviews several books including "Beyond Access: Transforming Policy & Practice for Gender Equality in Education," by Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter, "Research Methods in Education," by Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion and Keith Morrison, and "Educational Attainment & Society," by Nigel Kettley.

The article reviews the book "Protecting Çatalhöyük: Memoir of an Archaeological Site Guard," by Sadrettin Dural.

The article reviews several books including "Environment and Culture—A Historical Perspective," by M. K. Dhavalikar, "Guangala Fishers and Farmers/Pescadores y Agricultores Guangala," by E. J. Reitz and M. A. Masucci and "Colonization, Migration and Marginal Areas: A Zooarchaeological Approach," edited by M. Mondini, S. Muñoz and S. Wicker.

The article reviews several books including "Education and Decentralization: A Case Study of India's Kerala State," by M. V. Mukundan, "Cultures of Arab Schooling: Critical Ethnographies from Egypt," edited by Linda Herrera and Alberto Torres, "Education Reforms and Teachers, Unions: Avenues for Action," by Denise Vaillant.

The article reviews several books about gender and economic development including "The Future of Women's Rights: Global Visions and Strategies," edited by Joanna Kerr, Ellen Sprenger and Alison Symington, "The No-Nonsene Guide to Women's Rights," by Nikki van der Gaag and "Women, Disability and Identity," edited by Asha Hans and Annie Patri.

Reviews books on peace-building. "The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace," by John Paul Lederac; "The Future of Women's Rights: Global Visions and Strategies," edited by Joanna Kerr, Ellen Springer and Allison Symington; "African Voices on Development and Social Justice: Editorials From Pambazuka News," edited by Firoze Manji and Patrick Burnett.

Reviews several books about modern Italian studies. "Legitimizing the Artist: Manifesto Writing and European Modernism, 1885 – 1915," by Luca Somigli; "Liberal and Fascist Italy, 1900 – 1945," edited by A. Lyttelton; "The Struggle for Modernity: Nationalism, Futurism and Fascism," by Emilio Gentile; "The Correspondence of Roland H. Bainton and Delio Cantimori (1932 – 1966): An Enduring Transatlantic Friendship Between Two Historians of Religious Toleration," edited by J. Tedeshci; "The Art of Persuasion: Political Communication in Italy from 1945 to the 1990s," edited by Luciano Cheles and Claudio Sponza.

The article reviews several books about distance education including "Handbook of Distance Education," edited by Michael Grahame Moore, "Learner-Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education: Cases From Higher Education," edited by Thomas M. Duffy, Jamie R. Kirkley and William G. Anderson, and "Library Services for Distance Learning: The Fourth Bibliography," by Alexander L. Slade.

Reviews the books "Devolution & British Politics," by Michael O'Neill and "Making European Space: Mobility, Power and Territorial Identity," by Ole B. Jensen and Tim Richardson.

Reviews the book "Knowledge, Industry and Environment: Institutions and Innovation in Territorial Perspective," edited by R. Hayter and R. Le Heron.

Reviews several books. Managing Archaeology Underwater: A Theoretical, Historical and Comparative Perspective on Society and Its Submerged Past," by Anthony Firth; "Boats of South Asia," by Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley, Colin Palmer; "For Future Generations: Conservation of a Tudor Maritime Collection," edited by Mark Jones; "Letters From the Mary Rose," by C.S. Knighton and David Loades; "Un Sogno Ellenistico: Le Navi di Nemi," by Marco Bonino; "Boats, Ships and Shipyards," edited by Carlo Beltrame; "The Indian Ocean," by Michael pearson; "Maritime Traders in the Ancient Greek World," by C.M. Reed; "Vita di Bordo in Eta Romana," by Carlo Beltrame; "Kings of the North Sea: AD 250-850," by E. Kramer, I. Stoutmann and A. Greg.

Reviews two books. "Complexity and Industrial Clusters: Dynamics and Models in Theory and Practice," edited by Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Marco Fortis; "Knowledge Economies. Clusters, Learning and Cooperative Advantage," by Philip Cooke.

Reviews books about contemporary European studies. "The Masculinity Studies Reader," edited by Rachel Adams and David Savran; "Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe," edited by Jacqueline Andall; "Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies," edited by Warren Belasco and Philip Scranton.

Reviews several books on science and technology. "Debating Darwin: Adventures of a Scholar," by John C. Greene; "Physiognomy and the Meaning of Expression in Nineteenth-Century Culture," by Lucy Hartley; "A Mathematician Grappling With His Century," translated by Leila Schneps.

Reviews two books on cluster theory. 'Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities,' by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun and William van Wenden; 'Dissident Geographies. An Introduction to Radical Ideas and Practice,' by Alison Blunt and Jane Wills.

Focuses on the book "Gender and Families," by Scott Coltrane. Importance of development of a sociological understanding of gender as discussed in the book; Issue of inter-relatedness of gender and family discussed in the book; Discussion on gendered division of labor.

Reviews several books. 'A Nation of Empire: The Ottoman Legacy of Turkish Modernity,' by Michael E. Meeker; 'Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse: A History of Eastern German Education, 1945-19995,' John Rodden; 'Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive,' by Mark J. Reardon; 'Vichy in the Tropics: Petain's National Revolution in Madagascar, Guadeloupe and Indochina, 1940-1944,' Eric Thomas Jennings.

Reviews several books on global politics. `Doing the Dirty Work? The Global Politics of Domestic Labour,' by Bridget Anderson; `Propaganda and the Public Mind: Conversations with Noam Chomsky,' by David Barsmian and Noam Chomsky; `Sozialraum Europa: Okonomische und politische Transformationsprozesse in Ost und West,' by Benjamin Benz, Jurgen Boeckh and Ernst-Ulrich, Huster.

Reviews the books 'Metropolitan Innovation Systems: Theory and Evidence From Three Metropolitan Regions in Europe,' by M.M. Fischer, J. Revilla Diez and F. Snickars and 'The Italian Urban System. Towards European Integration,' edited by Piero Bonavero, Giuseppe Dematteis and Fabio Sforzi.

Reviews several books about Europe. 'Local Partnerships and Rural Development in Europe: A Literature Review of Practice and Theory,' edited by Erik Westholm, Malcolm Moseley and Niklas Stenlas; 'Marseille--Naissance d'une metropole,' by Bernard Morel; 'Integration monetaire et regions: des gagnants et des perdants,' by Olivier Crevoisier, Jose Corpatauk and Alain Thierstein.

Reviews the book 'The Politics of Italian National Identity: A Multidisciplinary Perspective,' edited by Gino Bedani and Bruce Haddock, 'Feminism, the State and Social Policy,' by Nickie Charles and 'Children and Material Culture,' edited by Joanna Sofaer Derevenski.

Reviews the books 'Innovation Policy and the Economy,' vol. 1, edited by Adam Jaffe, Josh Lerner and Scott Stern and 'Taking Technical Risks. How Innovators, Executives, and Investors Manage High-Tech Risks,' edited by P.E. Auerswald and L.M. Branscomb.

Reviews books on economy. 'The Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography,' edited by Gordon Clark, Maryann Feldman and Meric Gertler; 'Approaches to Economic Development: Readings from Economic Development Quarterly,' edited by J. Blair and L. Reese; 'Urban Change in the United States and Western Europe--Comparative Analysis, Policy, Second Edition,' edited by A. Summers, P. Cheshire and L. Senn.

Reviews books on urban development in Europe. 'Urban Change in the United States and Western Europe. Comparative Analysis and Policy,' edited by Anita A. Summers, Paul C. Cheshire and Lanfranco Senn; 'Regionalisation: Theory, Practice and Prospects in Germany,' by A. Benz, D. Furst, H. Kilper and D. Rehfeld.

Focuses on the contents of the book 'Wahrheit und Rechtfertigung: Philosophische Aufsatze,' Jurgen Habermas.

Reviews the book `Shadows in the Forest: Japan and the Politics of Timber in Southeast Asia,' by Peter Dauvergne.

Reviews the book `Evariste Galois, 1811-1832,' by Lauran Toti Rigatelli and translated by John Denton.

The article offers criticism on the Middle English poem "The Tournament of Tottenham" by an unknown author. The author looks at the text, provenance and lexicography of the poem. The article also presents an analysis of key issues of interest in the poem and the poem's implications on English studies.

The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History. Rodney Stark, 1996 Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press xiv + 247 pp., US$24.95, £16.95 ISBN 0–691–02749–8 Church Watch: Christianity in the Countryside. Leslie J. Francis, 1996 London: SPCK 248 pp., £9.99 ISBN 0–281–04951–3 Strategic Church Leadership. Robin Gill & Derek Burke, 1996 London: SPCK vii + 96 pp., £9.99 ISBN 0–281–04901–7 ’Nice When They Are Young’: Contemporary Christianity in Families and Schools. Mairi Levitt, 1996 Aldershot: Avebury viii +171 pp., £32.50 ISBN 1–85972–388–8 Die Sekten‐Kinder. Kurt‐Helmuth Eimuth, 1996 Freiburg: Herder Verlag 239 pp., DM 19.80 (pb) ISBN 3–451–04397–1 The Good Heart: His Holiness the Dalai Lama Explores the Heart of Christianity—and of Humanity. H.H. The Dalai Lama, 1997. London: Rider xiv + 207pp., £9.99 (pb) ISBN 0–7126–7275–3 Scientists as Theologians: A Comparison of the Writings of Ian Barbour, Arthur Peacocke & John Polkinghome. John Polkinghorne, 1996 London: SPCK 95 pp., £9.99 ISBN 0–281–04945–9 Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies. Dinesh Bhugra, ed., 1996 London, New York: Routledge 236 pp., £50.00, US$65.00 ISBN 0–415–08955–7 (hb) Ethical Issues in Six Religious Traditions. Peggy Morgan & Clive Lawton, eds, 1996 Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press 278 pp., £14.95 (pb) ISBN 0–7486–0709–9 Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream. Catherine Wessinger, ed., 1996 Columbia: University of South Carolina Press x +434 pp., US$24.95 ISBN 1–57003–073–1 Traveller in Space: In Search of Female Identity in Tibetan Buddhism. June Campbell, 1996 London: Athlone Press 225 pp., £17.95 ISBN 0–485–11494–1 Forbidden Revolutions: Pentecostalism in Latin America, Catholicism in Eastern Europe. David Martin, 1996 London: SPCK 96 pp., £7.99 ISBN 0–281–04999–8 The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Soviet State (1939–1950) Bohdan R. Bociurkiw, 1996 Edmonton, Toronto: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press 310 pp., Ca$39.95(hb) ISBN 1–895571–12‐X Qur'an, Liberation & Pluralism: An Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity against Oppression. Farid Esack, 1997 Oxford: Oneworld Publications xii + 288 pp., 3 Appendices + Glossary + Bibliography; £14.99, US$22.95 ISBN 1–85168–121–3 A Sociological Analysis of the Theology of Quakers: The Silent Revolution Studies in Religion and Society Volume 34 Pink Dandelion, 1996 Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press xxxiv +417 pp., £59.95 ISBN 0–7734–8807–3 Counting the Days to Armageddon: The Jehovah's Witnesses and The Second Presence of Christ Robert Crompton, 1996 Cambridge: James Clarke & Co. 160 pp., £22.50 ISBN 0–2276–7939 Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. James R. Lewis, ed., 1996 Albany, NY: State of New York University Press vi + 423 pp., US$19.95 (pb) ISBN 0–7914–2890–7 The Divine Versus The Asurian: An Interpretation of Indo‐European Cult and Myth. Michael York, 1995 Bethesda, MD: International Scholars Publications 635 pp., US$94.95 ISBN 1–57309–029–8 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Kirsten Lees, Votes for Women, The Australian Story, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1995, pp. xvi + 206, $24.95 Paula J. Byrne, Criminal Law And Colonial Subject: New South Wales, 1810 ‐1830, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and Melbourne, 1993, pp. 301 + xiv, $59.95. Walter Phillips, James Jefferis, Prophet of Federation, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 1993, pp. xviii + 341, $34.95. John Lack & Jacqueline Templeton, Bold Experiment, A Documentary History of Australian Immigration since 1945, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1995, pp.xvi + 312, $29.95. Morris Graham, Albert Bathhurst Piddington: The Last Radical Liberal. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, pp xii + 251, $34.95. Don Grant and Graham Seal (eds) Australia in the World, Perceptions and Possibilities, Black Swan Press, Curtin University, Perth, 1994, pp 385, $37.00. Geoffrey Partington, The Australian Nation. Its British and Irish Roots, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 1994, pp. xvi + 347, $34.95. Scott Prasser, J.R. Nethercote, John Warhurst (eds), The Menzies Era: A Reappraisal of Government, Politics and Policy, Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, 1995, pp. 278, $24.95. Stefan Petrow, Sanatorium of the South? Public Health and Politics in Hobart and Launceston, 1875–1914, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Hobart 1995, ppvii + 218, $20.00. Frank Vanclay and Geoffrey Lawrence. The Environmental Imperative: Eco‐social concerns for Australian agriculture, Central Queensland University Press: Rockhampton 1995, v + 204, $19.95. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]