Book reviewed in this article:Hillery, G A (1982), A Research OdysseyBusch, L, Editor (1981), Science and Agricultural DevelopmentEmge, R M unter Mitwirkung von Chr. Knirim(1981), Soziologie des Familienhaushalts. Zwcite vollständig ncu bearbcitetc AuflagcBulmer, M.&R. G Burgess, Editors (1981), The Teaching of Research Methodology.Schulze, W. (1980), Bäuerlichcr Widerstand und feudale Herrschaft in der frühen NeuzeitCoulomb, P.&H. Nallet(1980), Lc syndicalismc agricole ct la création du paysan modèleClark, D.&K. I. Unwin(1980). Information services in rural areas: prospects for telecommunications accessStrathern, M. (1981), Kinship at the Core. An anthropology of Elmdon, a village in north‐west Essex in the nineteenth‐sixtiesR.I J.P. (1981), 50 Jaar onderioek door de Rijksdienst IJsselmecrpolders, 2. Een kcuze uit het hedendaagse ondereoek (50 Years of Research by the R.IJ.P., 2. A Selection from Recent Research), (Lelystad: R.IJ.P./Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat)Mettraux, F. (1980), Le problèmc des disparités internes de revenus de I'agriculture SuisseDarbeilay, Ch(1980), Agriculture et Société: un nouveau contratMesserschmidt, D. A., Editor (1981), Anthropologists at Home in North America: Methods and Issues in the Study of One's Own SocietyCarlson, J. E., M. L. Lassey&W. R Lassey(1981), Rural Society and Evironmcnt in AmericaConyers, D. (1982), An Introduction to Social Planning in the Third WorldJones, G. E.&M. J. Rolls, Editors (1982), Progress in Rural Extension and Community Development. Volume 1. Extension and Relative Advantage in Rural DevelopmentCoombs, Ph. H., Editor (1980), Meeting the Basic Needs of the Rural Poor. The Integrated Community‐based ApproachHunter, G. (1982), Enlisting the Small Farmer: The Range of RequirementsGoodman, L.J.&R. N. Love, Editors (1979); Management of Development Projects. An International Case Study ApproachHonadle, G.&R. Klauss, Editors (1979), International Development Administration. Implementation Analysis for Development ProjectsHeyer, J., P. Roberts&G Wiluams, Editors (1981), Rural Development in Tropical AfricaPapousek, D. A. (1981), The Peasant‐Potte