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Book Review Book Reviews such as antitrust. In such cases we see that corporate politi- cal action is the norm, not the exception. Mahon and McGowan's theory is very much aimed at consultants and their clients, with the consequence that their relational framework is better at identifying key actors and issues than at identifying general causal processes. Their empirical evi- dence is likewise aimed at consultants and their clients, with the consequence that the book is better at suggesting how the framework might be used than at providing proof of the arguments outlined. Frank Dobbin Associate Professor of Sociology Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work. Gary Alan Fine. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. 315 pp. $48.00, cloth; $17.95, paper. For over five decades now, sociologists have set about studying the nature and dynamics of work and occupations, and yet, despite their efforts, vast expanses of the occupa- nowhere is this tional landscape remain unexplored. Perhaps more evident than in the realm of service work, where a privileged handful of service occupations have been in- tensely studied at the expense of most others. For example, researchers have penned innumerable accounts of occupa- tions such as prostitutes, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administrative Science Quarterly SAGE

Book Review

Nelsen, Bonalyn J.
Administrative Science Quarterly , Volume 44 (1): 3 – Mar 1, 1999
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SAGE
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© 1999 Johnson Graduate School, Cornell University
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1930-3815
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Book Reviews such as antitrust. In such cases we see that corporate politi- cal action is the norm, not the exception. Mahon and McGowan's theory is very much aimed at consultants and their clients, with the consequence that their relational framework is better at identifying key actors and issues than at identifying general causal processes. Their empirical evi- dence is likewise aimed at consultants and their clients, with the consequence that the book is better at suggesting how the framework might be used than at providing proof of the arguments outlined. Frank Dobbin Associate Professor of Sociology Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work. Gary Alan Fine. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. 315 pp. $48.00, cloth; $17.95, paper. For over five decades now, sociologists have set about studying the nature and dynamics of work and occupations, and yet, despite their efforts, vast expanses of the occupa- nowhere is this tional landscape remain unexplored. Perhaps more evident than in the realm of service work, where a privileged handful of service occupations have been in- tensely studied at the expense of most others. For example, researchers have penned innumerable accounts of occupa- tions such as prostitutes,

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Published: Mar 1, 1999

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