Review of the hardback: 'There is much good sense, sociological insight and informative ethnography in this study and neighbours deserves to be widely read.' New Society

• Preface; Glossary: places studied which are referred to in the text; Introduction: 1. Neighbours, neighbouring and neighbourhood care: the significance of the work of Philip Abrams; Part I. Informal Neighbouring: 2. Defining the field; 3. Making sense of neighbours and neighbouring; 4. Neighbouring in six localities: the street studies; 5. The sociology of informal neighbouring; Bridge: 6. Altruism and reciprocity as sources of neighbouring and neighbourhood care; Part II. Organised Neighbourhood Care: 7. Neighbourhood care as a form of organised care; 8. Ten neighbourhood care schemes; 9. Ventures in neighbourhood care: the perspectives of helpers and clients; 10. Limitations of neighbourhood care; 11. The relationship between formal and informal care; Conclusion: 12. Neighbours and neighbourhood care: a forward look; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'There is much good sense, sociological insight and informative ethnography in this study and neighbours deserves to be widely read.' New Society

• Preface; Glossary: places studied which are referred to in the text; Introduction: 1. Neighbours, neighbouring and neighbourhood care: the significance of the work of Philip Abrams; Part I. Informal Neighbouring: 2. Defining the field; 3. Making sense of neighbours and neighbouring; 4. Neighbouring in six localities: the street studies; 5. The sociology of informal neighbouring; Bridge: 6. Altruism and reciprocity as sources of neighbouring and neighbourhood care; Part II. Organised Neighbourhood Care: 7. Neighbourhood care as a form of organised care; 8. Ten neighbourhood care schemes; 9. Ventures in neighbourhood care: the perspectives of helpers and clients; 10. Limitations of neighbourhood care; 11. The relationship between formal and informal care; Conclusion: 12. Neighbours and neighbourhood care: a forward look; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.