Galen: problems and prospects. A collection of papers submitted at the 1979 Cambridge conference

While these essays are not exactly inspirational, they are all based on careful and extensive research and as a whole do an excellent job of defining this important aspect of urban history. The need for such a collection which identifies areas for further work is made clear in a useful bibliographical essay on urban pollution problems. While other social scientists have studied the urban environment in depth, historians have not yet contributed their share. This volume effectively illustrates what can be done. Jonathan Liebenau Business History Unit London School of Economics and Political Science