Stanley A. Mulaik, Linear Causal Modeling with Structural Equations, Chapman & Hall/CRC., 2009, pp. 468, ISBN 14398 00383

This book presents a novel approach to the teaching of structural equation modeling from one of the primary figures in the area. It is primarily addressed to quantitative methodologists and their graduate students but will be useful to the wider audience of individuals interested in more extended and contemporary presentations of structural equation modeling. Particular strengths of the book include: 1) an extended philosophical review of various notions of causality and how these are implicated in the specification, evaluation and interpretation of structural models; 2) a broad contextualization of inquiry in structural models, including such topics as graph theory; 3) systematic presentations of the basics of structural modeling in graphic, equation, and matrix form; and 4) an extended examination and review of model evaluation in structural equation models. Topic extensions of structural models, such as longitudinal, nonrecursive, or multilevel models, reference the primary literature in the area and refer the reader to extended discussions of contemporary developments. Taken together, the book is a systematic presentation of structural modeling which is a useful foundation for those interested in the philosophical and conceptual fundamentals of structural modeling.