During's work is a good introduction to cultural studies for students and general readers. It discusses the main topics of research in cultural studies, along with an exploration of the beginnings, present and the future of the field itself. Given that it is an introduction, the key issues are briefly outlined as opposed to long excursions, but still in a critical fashion. The Part on Place, I think, is somewhat weak though. There are many interdisciplinary cultural studies of space and place (public space, architecture etc.) that is missed out. There is not a single mention of issues of piracy, copyright and related issues that cultural studies with economic orientations as such shoukd have mentioned. Still, all in all a useful work for foundational purposes.