Book reviews for International Sociology Call for reviews The launching of two bi-annual issues of International Sociology - Review of Books is no less than a bid to rekindle the sociological imagination by proclaiming that sociology as a science is "going global." How social processes can be explicated under widely different political, economic, and historical conditions is understandably a burning theoretical and practical concern in a world where the free movement of people, goods, and techniques has become a cliché. The proposed journal issues will prove an opportunity to examine whether, and in what way, perspectives on sociology as a science and on human experiences of the social are shaped by geography, i.e., by structures and world-views developed in different areas of the planet. Implicitly, ISRB represents an appreciation of the fact that the discipline is being enriched by the accruing insights of professionals whose expertise is modulated by distinctive experiences of society. In these journal issues, therefore, work produced in languages other than English will be highlighted. In the meantime, however, materials submitted to ISRB will be written in English, with abstracts of review articles in French and Spanish. To encourage the realization of the goals of the ISRB, the editor will relate to both solicited and unsolicited contributions. Our mandate is detailed below. The International Sociology Review of Books invites reviews of books that are of salient interest in different countries. ISRB invites review essays of different kinds. Review essays of books written in the same language, comparing and contrasting the publications in sociological terms, providing information about how they relate to the particular socio-political and historical context; Review essays on books written in different languages that deal with similar or parallel issues; Review essays devoted to comparing publications by non-Anglo sociologists with (a) publication(s) that arouse(s) current debate in English-speaking countries to clarify similarities and differences among 'sociologies'. ISRB will publish symposium-type discussions by readers who have different orientations to a given publication. Such symposia will provide opportunities to explore connections between sociology and other disciplines. ISRB will include a section devoted to re-viewing books published in the past that have a place in the sociological canon. The underlying goal will be to assess their impact on the development of the discipline in different countries. Considering that many sociologists throughout the world have received their professional training in Western schools, a reflexive confrontation between what students were taught and what researchers encounter in their own locales can lead to rich theoretical insights. ISRB will have a section where reviewers will compare and contrast how sociological theory or research is presented in different media: books, journals, internet sites, and even in the mass media: films, radio, and television. ISRB calls for information on 'the state of the art' on different continents. This section will provide an overview of sociological publications in different countries, citing: who / what is published; in what language, or languages; extent of the distribution; price ranges; target audiences; as well as information about the connections between publications and research and teaching. Please follow the guidelines for submitting reviews. Send contributions to: Devorah Kalekin-Fishman, Dr. Rer. Soc. Editor, International Sociology Review of Books Faculty of Education University of Haifa Mount Carmel Haifa, 31905 ISRAEL isrbeditor@yahoo.com