The mission of participatory action research (PAR) is to transform as well as study the world. Brydon-Miller (educational foundations, U. of Cincinnati) notes that although PAR is framed as a liberating approach to knowledge creation, it still reflects the androcentrism of mainstream inquiry. In backlash to marginalization of women and feminist concerns (exemplified by the 1997 Cartagena World Congress on PAR), contributors to ten chapters from the US, Australia, and New Zealand explore issues of power, relationships between researchers and communities, and PAR ethics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)