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reviews Geschichte der deutschen Grosschemie: Entwicklung und Einfluss in Staat und Gesellschafl . Walter Teltschik. VCH Verlagsgeseilschatt mbH, Postfach 10 11 61, D-6940 Weinheim, Germany; 220 E. 23rd St., New York, NY 10010-4206, 1992. Figs., tables. xiv+ 426 pp. 13.7 x 21.3 cm. DM 58. Large-scale chemistry (Gmsschemie) is one of the most impor- tant branches of German industry; the concentration of research laboratories and factories is so great in one area of the country that the Rheintd is often referred to as a "chemical valley." Al- though single periods or single companies of the industry are treated in detail in various publications, they describe their sub- ieets from various viewooints and frequently lack ohiectivitx kuthermore, studies written by employees of a particular firm sometimes exaggerate their own concern's contributions and un- dervalue those of their competitors. The present book, on the other hand, presents a comprehensive and balanced history af the entire German chemical industry told from the vantage point of an in- dustrial chemist who, as an employee of a great chemical concern, actively witnessed its development from 1951 to 1990. Not only positive contributions hut also negative aspects of the industry are recounted, usually in the context of their relationship with the state, society, and political evmti. This meticulously documented, but eminently readnhle, volume embraces the ~eriad frun 1850 to 1990 and con~ists ofewht chap- ters. Extensive notes and references (31 pp) as late as 1991 as well a s a list of 132 monographs (8 pp) are included along with 15 tables in the text and 12 tables in an appendix. Three separate indexes (2 columns/pagebname (6 pp), firm and place (6 pp), and product and pmeess (8 ppkonclude the volume and make retrieval of information easy. Chemists, historians of science and technology, journalists, politicians, and anyone interested in modern German history will profit from this volume. Geome B. Kauffman California ~tatehiversity, Fresno Fresno. CA 93740 Monographs Inorganic Materials Duncan W. Bruceand Dermot O'Hare, Editors. Wiley: New York. NY, 1992. xiv + 543 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.7 x 23.7 cm. This book addresses areas of research in this field where inor- ganic materials are central to that research. Each chapter pro- vides an introduction to the subject under discussion and then develops the field to provide an overview, with certain topics being expanded. Areas of interest include: Molecular Inorganic Super- conductors; Molecular Inorganic Magnetic Materials; Metal-Con- taining Materials for Nonlinear Optics; Inorganic Intercalation Compounds; Biogenic Inorganic Materials; Clay Chemistry; Poly- meries Coordination Complexes; Metal-Containing Liquid Crys- tal; and Precursors for Electronic Materials. Chirality in Industry: The Commercial Manufacture and Applications of Optically Active Compounds A. N. Collins, G. N Sheldrake, and J. Crosby. Editors. Wiley: New York, NY, 1992. xiii + 409 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.8 x 23.7 cm. Electrochemistry in Colloids and Dispersions Raymond A. Mackay and John Texter, Editors. VCH: New York, NY, 1992. 546 pp. Figs. and tables. 16.4 x 24.2 cm. $115. Nucleic Acid Targeted Drug Design C. L. Propst and Thomas J. Perun, Editors. Marcel Dekker: New York, NY, 1992. xiii + 619 pp. Figs. and tables. 16.2 x 23.6 cm. $165. Society of Plastics Engineers Monographs. Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materlals, Second Edition Stephen L. Rosen. Wiley: New York, NY, 1993. xvi + 420 pp. Figs. and tables. 16.4 x 24.4 cm. Modern Synthetic Methods RolfScheffold, Editor. VCH: New York, NY, 1992. 489 pp. Figs. &tables.17.7 x 24.7 cm. $75. This new hook provides access to some selected and rapidly d e velonine areas of smthetic oreanic chemistrv. It focuses on svn- the& k e t s of t6e chemist; of carbanion; and acetvleneaas 7~~~~ well as on some topics in cnrhohydrate rherniatry Contributions from six leadmg exper- not only outline the general back~~uund. basic principles and their application in organic synthesis, but also provide representative experimental procedures and refer- ences. Continuing Series Ellis HorwoodIPTR Prentice-Hall Physical Chemistry Series. High-Energy Chemistry - L. T: Bugaenko, M. G. Kuzrnin, and L. S. Polak. T: J. Kemp, Translation Editor. Ellis Honvoodand T: J. Kemp, Series Edi- tors. Ellis Horwood: New York, NY and Prentice-Hall: Engle- wood Cliffs, NJ, 1993. 404 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.9 x 23.8 cm. Surfactant Science Series. Volume 47, Coagulation and Flocculation: Theory and Applications Bohuslav Dob~ds. Editor. Marim J. SchrcH and Frederick M. Fowkes. Ser es Eotiors. Marce Denner: New York NY, 1993. vll . 704 pp. Fgs. ano taoes. 16.2 A 23 5 cm $195. Reviewed in This Issue Reviewer Walter Teltschik, Geschicte der deutschen Grosschemie: Entwicklung und George B. Kauffman Einfluss in Staat und Gesseilschaft :; Monographs A199 i 1 ?I ! F New Volumes in Continuing Series i:: Volume 70 Number 7 July 1993 A199
