Book reviewed in this article:Irrigation and Agricultural Development in Asia: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. Edited by E. Walter Coward, Jr.…and the Desert Shall Rejoice: Conflict, Growth and Justice in Arid Environments. By Arthur Maass and Raymond L. Anderson.Water and Tribal Settlement in South‐East Arabia a Study of the Afläj of Oman. By J.C. Wilkinson.Water Conflicts and Research Priorities. Edited by Carl Widstrand.America and the Third World, Revolution and Intervention. By John L. S. Girling. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1980.The United States and World Development, Agenda 1980. By John W. Sewell and the Staff of the Overseas Development Council. New York: Praeger, 1980.Pukhtun Economy and Society. Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society. By Akbar S. Ahmed.Socio‐Economic Groups and Income Distribution in Mexico. By Wouter van Ginneken.The Politics of the Caribbean Community 1961‐79. By A.J. Payne.A Framework for Development: The EEC and the ACP. By Carol Cosgrove T