 : You don't have the book yourself? I have a copy borrowed from the library, and have looked at certain portions that were cited here. I haven't read the whole book, or even a substantial portion of it. It is very difficult to write a good synopsis of a deep, scholarly work like this without spending a significant amount of time. A much better strategy is to look through the book reviews, which generally contain a good summary of the contents. The Galanter and Flint reviews would be the first things to look at, because Smith gave them a rejoinder. If you don't have access to JSTOR, I can send you copies of the reviews. Cheers,   