Books reviewed:

Michael Sorkin and Sharon Zukin (eds) After the World Trade Center. Rethinking New York City

Deepak Narang Sawhney (ed.) Unmasking L.A.: third worlds and the city

Francesco lo Piccolo and Huw Thomas (eds) Knights and castles — minorities and urban regeneration

Peter Roberts and Hugh Sykes (eds) Urban regeneration: a handbook

Leslie M. Harris In the shadow of slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626–1863

John Doling and Janet Ford (eds) Globalisation and home ownership: experiences in eight member states of the European Union

William J. Mitchell ME++, the cyborg self and the networked city

Bob Jessop The future of the capitalist state