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T O MARK the Bicentennial, the Association of American Geographers produced a monumental compendium on the contemporary American metropolis. This collective work will long be remembered and quoted. It contains abundant historical data, and it will also stand as a landmark for the 1970's, a turning point in American urban development. Future assessments will be able to build on it, and it should inspire other countries to undertake comparable projects. The product of the Comparative Metropolitan Analysis Project, the series consists of six substantial tomes, one of them an impressive atlas. Under the direction of John S. Adams and Ronald Abler, these volumes are the fruit of the collaboration of more than a hundred geographers scattered throughout the nation. The editors were assisted by a steering committee and editorial board chaired by Brian J. L. Berry and comprising John R. Borchert, Frank E. Horton, J. Warren Nystrom, James E. Vance, Jr., and David Ward. Among those who contributed chapters are such recognized veterans of urban geography as Brian Berry, Harold M. Mayer, Howard J. Nelson, and James Vance, in addition to the editors and many younger geographers. In this massive collective work, I looked for a of metropolitan analysis, which in many ways has become the most popular and expanding field of study in contemporary American geography, but the manifesto was not to be found. I did, however, enjoy reading the text, most of which is lively and well written. I learned a great deal about the urban regions discussed, about the United States, and about the concerns of the profession. Moreover, I found rich food for thought.
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