Chapman, David W. and Ann E. Austin, eds., Higher Education in the Developing World: Changing Contexts and Institutional Responses. Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Publishers, 2002. 278 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-313-32016-0. Address: Greenwood Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, Ct. 06881, USA.

A wide-ranging discussion of higher education issues in developing and transitional economies, this book focuses broadly on issues of government-university relations and governance. Among the topics considered are privatization in Russia, higher education goals in Laos, autonomy in Brazil, the role of the state in Mongolia, the role of the academic profession in reform in China and related topics.

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De Wit, Hans. Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Historical, Comparative, and Conceptual Analysis. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishers, 2002. 270 pp. $70.00 (hb). ISBN 0-313-32075-6. Address: Greenwood Publishers, POB 5007, Westport, CT 06881, USA.

A comprehensive analysis of the entire range of internationalization of higher education in the United States and Europe, this book provides an unprecedented range of topics. It discusses the historical origins of internationalization, the various definitions of internationalization, and contemporary themes such as globalization, the rise of regional networks, and the role of English as a key international language.

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Drewry, Henry N. and Humphrey Doermann. Stand and Prosper: Private Black Colleges and Their Students. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2002. 332 pp. $29.95 (hb). ISBN 0-691-04900-9. Address: Princeton University Press, 41 William St., Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.

Probably the most comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of America’s black colleges and universities ever written, this book includes historical discussion, sociological analysis, and contemporary consideration. The unique role of historically black institutions of higher learning is the focus of this book, which discusses how this segment of higher education remains relevant.

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Friedland, Martin L. The University of Toronto: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. 764 pp. $60, £45 (hb). ISBN 0-8020-44298. Address: University of Toronto Press, 5201 Dufferin St. North York, ON M4Y 2W8, Canada.

A detailed historical chronology of Canada’s most important university, this volume provides a complete historical discussion of the development of the University of Toronto.

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Grendler, Paul F. The Universities of the Italian Renaissance. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. 591 pp. $49.50 (hb). ISBN 0-8018-6631-6. Address: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

A detailed account and analysis of the first Western universities, this book includes historical sketches of the early universities—Bologna, Padua, Florence, and others—a discussion of teaching in the various disciplines provided, and consideration of the organization of the academic institutions, student life, and finances.

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Guhr, Daniel J. Access to Higher Education in Germany and California. Frankfurt/M, Germany: Peter Lang, 2002. 308 pp. (hb) §45.50. ISBN 0-8204-4708-0.

This book compares access to higher education in Germany and California between 1970 and 1989 and tracks sociocultural and ethnic groups. Policy initiatives, such as affirmative action in California, are analyzed.

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Gumport, Patricia J. Academic Pathfinders: Knowledge Creation and Feminist Scholarship. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishers, 2002. 197 pp. $64.95 (hb). ISBN 0-313-32096-9. Address: Greenwood Publishers, POB 5007, Westport, CT 06881, USA.

An analysis of the emergence of feminist scholarship in the United States, this book discusses how feminist thought was embedded into American universities and analyzes the key scholars and intellectual trends in the field as feminism and womenÕs studies became important parts of academic research and discourse.

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McDonald, William M. et al. Creating Campus Community. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers, 2002. 200 pp (pb). ISBN 0-7879-5700-3. Address: Jossey Bass Publishers, 989 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

The focus of this book is on creating a sense of community among students, faculty and administrators in colleges and universities. Case studies of campus-based programs to foster community through social service and other programs are presented.

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McMillan, Linda A. and Wiliam G. Berberet, eds. New Academic Compact: Revisioning the Relationship Between Faculty and Their Institutions. Bolton, Mass: Anker Publishing Co., 2002. 256 pp. $39.95 (hb). ISBN 1-882982-44-4. Address: Anker Publishing, POB 249, Bolton, MA 01740, USA.

A project of the Associated New American Colleges, a group of private universities and colleges, the New Academic Compact project examines the role of the academic profession in changing circumstances. Among the topics considered in this book are faculty workloads, shared governance and the academic profession, professional development across the academic career, the role of service, and others.

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McSherry, Corynne. Who Owns Academic Work? Battling for Control of Intellectual Property. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001. 275 pp. $29.95 (hb). ISBN 0-674-00629-1. Address: Harvard University Press, 79 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

Issues relating to intellectual property are increasingly central to the future of modern research universities as well as to the scholars and scientists who work in them. This volume, which focuses on how scholars deal with intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism, and related issues in American universities, has major implications for the future of higher education everywhere.

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McVeigh, Brian J. Japanese Higher Education as Myth. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 2002. 320 pp. (pb) $25.95. ISBN 0-7656-0925-8. Address: M. E. Sharpe, 80 Business Park Dr., Armonk, NY 10504, USA.

Another critique of the Japanese higher education system, this book focuses on the problems of the examination system, overly strict centralized controls, poor teaching, and other issues. The author, an anthropologist, focuses on the experiences and opinions of students.

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O'Brien, George Dennis. The Idea of a Catholic University. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. 336 pp $28 (hb). ISBN 0-226-61661-4. Address: University of Chicago Press, 1427 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

This wide-ranging book discusses the philosophical and historical origins of Catholic higher education as well as the contemporary challenges facing American Catholic colleges and universities. The author argues for the primacy of academic freedom in the context of religious values, and explains the university’s role as a center for critical thought. For that reason, he is critical of the recent efforts by the Catholic Church to ensure loyalty through its document, Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

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Onestini, Cesare. Federalism and Länder Autonomy: The Higher Education Policy Network in the Federal Republic of Germany. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002. 235 pp. (hb). ISBN 0-415-93359-5. Address: RoutledgeFalmer, 29 W. 35th St., New York, NY 10001, USA.

A detailed analysis of the organization of the federal structure of German higher education and how various political forces at the state and national levels impact on higher education policy, this book provides a thorough overview of Germany's complex higher education policy framework. Such specific topics as the financing of universities, the process of German unification, and others are included.

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Lithuania. Paris: OECD, 2002. 276 pp. (pb). ISBN: 92-64-18717-0. Address: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2 rue Andre-Pascal, 75775 Paris, France.

This is one volume of OECD's useful series "Review of Natinal Policies for Education." These policy-focused studies deal with all sectors of education, but higher education, adult education, distance education and other aspects of postsecondary education are the ones prominently discussed. Statistical information, description, and analysis are all included in the study, which is prepared by a group of international experts with input from local counterparts. Additional studies in this series relate to the other Baltic nations—Estonia and Latvia. The OECD has also sponsored similar reviews of OECD member states.

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Schier, Tracy and Cynthia Russett, eds. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. 439 pp. $45 (hb) ISBN 0-8018-6805-X. Address: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

More than 150 American colleges were founded by nuns to educate Catholic women, of which approximately 110 remain in existence. This book analyzes the historical development of this underresearched segment of American higher education and analyses the current status of Catholic women’s colleges. Chapters include case studies of institutions, discussions of the religious impulses that led to the founding of the schools, and the role of the colleges in the broader context of American higher education.

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Tierney, William G. and Linda Serra Hagedorn, ed. Increasing Access to College: Extending Possibilities to All Students. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 2002. 250 pp. (pb). ISBN 0-7914-5364-2. Address: SUNY Press, 90 State St., Albany NY 12207, USA.

The focus of this book is on the increasingly important topic of school-to-college transition, and the aim is to increase access to students from population groups with low postsecondary attendance rates. Programs for preparing students for college study are analyzed from the perspective of improving their effectiveness and contributing to greater access.