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... between China and India of this period are not mentioned. Apart from tiie preface, a brief description of each of the book's eight chapters is as follows: Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1947 1947 Review Article: The Ch'angan of Tang Dynasty and the Civilization of the Western...

... as a member of this delegation in a series of articles in Thought (Delhi), beginning with the issue for June 25, 1955. 7 As edited, Kumarappa's praise of the British port of Hongkong and his criticism of the Chinese city of Mukden, largely disappeared. One paragraph describing the severity...

...Richard H. Okada Translation and DifferenceA Review Article RICHARD H. OKADA J. HROUGHOUT HER CAREER Helen McCullough has enjoyed a solid reputation as a meticulous translator of premodern Japanese texts. She has, on the whole, chosen to deal with material that leans toward the historicoliterary...

...Frits Staal Abstract Most of the books reviewed in this article deal with Indian philosophy, mythology, or the Vedas, but other recent publications are discussed. The author provides a general assessment of the present state of the art in classical Indology. In spite of the venerable antiquity...

... and the Prehistory of Cambodia .” Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia 3 : 29 – 56 . Long Nguyễn Phuc . 1975 . “Les nouvelles recherches archéologiques au Viêtnam.” Arts Asiatiques , special issue. Parker R. H. 1968 . “ Review Article: Archaeological Investigations in Thailand .” Journal...

... of Fu Hao at Yin-hsü]. 1980 . Peking : Wen-wu ch'u-pan-she . VOL. XLJ, N O . 3 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES MAY 1982 Shang China is Coming of AgeA Review Article DAVID N. KEIGHTLEY O n a recent research trip to China, I took only one Western-language work with me, Kwang-chih Chang's Shang...

... OF ASIAN STUDIES FEBRUARY 1984 The Gandhi Revival A Review Article MARK JUERGENSMEYER C onsidering the sum total of its Indian and Western audiences, Richard Attenborough's Gandhi has become the most widely viewed cinematic portrayal of the man and one of the most widely seen films in history. It has...

... in the introduction, the reviewer is not to be blamed for criticizing its failure to fulfill the original promise. I-FAN CH'ENG Howard University On the Review Article, Stability and Prosperity in Hong Kong Being accused of "oversimplifications, distortions, deliberate omissions, and even outright denials of known...

...Arjun Appadurai Abstract The five books discussed in this review article deal either with famine or with related issues concerning access to food in South Asia. Famine is a powerful but distorting lens through which to look at any society. Both the causes and the consequences of famine reveal...

...David D. Buck Abstract This article discusses two collections (seventy-seven titles) of reprints edited by Ramon H. Myers. He does not provide an interpretative essay for either collection; his choices for inclusion are reviewed in terms of the opinions that he has expressed in a textbook...

... the most serious of the various notions attacked in Japan's Modern Myth . VOL. XLIII, N O . 3 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES MAY 1984 The Japanese Language in the Eyes of Postwar Japan A Review Article JOHN J. CHEW, JR. I t is instructive to view as a modern-day myth the complex of beliefs which derive from...

..., are discussed in the volume under review. VOL. XL1II, N o . 4 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES AUGUST 1984 The Paleoenvironment of North ChinaA Review Article PlNG-Tl HO T he Origins of Chinese Civilization, edited by David N. Keightley, is the outcome of a conference held in Berkeley in June 1978. In addition...

... in the United States include Mancur Olson, The Logic of Collective Action ( Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press , 1965 ) and articles in Public Choice, Journal of Political Economy, and Jour'nal of Economic Issues. For an undervalued work on Japan that relies on an interest group approach and uses...

... See Kahin George McT. , “ The Pentagon Papers: A Critical Evaluation ,” American Political Science Review 69 (June 1975 ): 675 –84 , and also his Political Polarization in South Vietnam: U.S. Policy in the post-Diem Period” Pacific Affairs 52/4; Winter 1979–80): 647–73. In these articles...

... and their environments. 80 The exceptions include two European sociologists, W. F. Wertheim and Hans-Dieter Evers. See Wertheim , “From Aliran towards Class Struggle in the Countryside of Java” ( 1969 ), in Wertheim, Dawning of an Asian Dream: Selected Articles on Mod Modernization and Emancipation...

... as lessons in history and essays in art. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1981 1981 VOL. XL, No. 3 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES MAY 1981 "5,000 Years of Korean Art": History and Art History A Review Article JONATHAN W. BEST O ne of the most commonly noted characteristics of Korea is its...

... complex argument should persuade any reader that quantitative answers to such questions are a long way off. I am grateful to Ramon Myers for providing me with a copy of this important article. 23 Myers Ramon H. , The Chinese Peasant Economy ( Cambridge : Harvard University Press...

... E. Herzstein, address to the Japan Society in New York, Oct. 23, 1980. U.S. Department of Commerce Press Release, Oct. 23, 1980. VOL. XL, No. 4 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES AUGUST 1981 A Sampling of Japanese Economic Issues A Review Article LEON HOLLERMAN J apan watchers have become increasingly...

.... Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1993 1993 This article is a contribution to the Forum on Universalism and Relativism in Asian Studies initiated in JAS 50.1 (Feburary 1991):29–83. For comments, the author wishes to thank Roger Ames, Lili Armstrong, Myron L. Cohen, Michael...

... A Review Article GARY D. ALLINSON UREAUCRATS HAVE HISTORICALLY DOMINATED many Asian polities, and Japan is no exception. Ever since the Meiji Restoration of 1868, public servants in national ministries have enjoyed special privileges and powers. They shaped Japan's emergence as an industrial state...