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...John A. Coleman, S. J. The Great Asiatic Religions and Their Social Functions . By François Houtart and Geneviève Lemercinier . Louvain-la-Neuve : Catholic University of Louvain , 1980 . 226 pp. N.p. Genesis and Institutionalization of the Indian Catholicism . By François Houtart...

...Haun Saussy La propension des choses: Pour une histoire de l'efficacité en Chine . By François Jullien . Paris : Editions du Seuil , 1992 . 282 pp. FF 170. The Propensity of Things: Toward a History of Efficacy in China . By François Jullien . Translated by Janet Lloyd. New...

...Gerald W. Fry The New Asian Renaissance: From Colonialism to the Post Cold-War . By François Godement . Translated by Elisabeth J. Parcell . London and New York : Routledge , 1997 . x, 313 pp. $79.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1998...

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...James J. Y. Liu Chinese Poetic Writing . By François Cheng . Translated from the French by Donald A. Riggs and Jerome P. Seaton . With an Anthology of T'ang Poetry translated from the Chinese by Jerome R. Seaton . Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1982 . xiv, 225 pp...

...Marguerite S. Robinson Religion and Ideology in Sri Lanka . By Francois Houtart . Bangalore : Theological Publications , 1974 . xvi, 541 pp. Map, Notes, Tables, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, n.p.l. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1977 1977 BOOK REVIEWS 583 concepts...

...Cheng-Tian Kuo Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1995 1995 Regional Economic Strategies in East Asia: A Comparative Perspective . Edited by François Gipouloux . Tokyo, Japan : Marison Franco-Japonaise , 1994 . 280 pp. ¥2,000. BOOK REVIEWS ASIA GENERAL 173...

...Richard John Lynn Figures de l'immanence: Pour une lecture philosophique de Yi king, le Classique du changement . [Figures of immanency: concerning a philosophical reading of the Yijing , the Classic of Changes ] . By François Jullien . Paris : Bernard Grasset , 1993 . 284 pp...

...Eske Mollgaarrd Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness . By François Jullien . New York : Zone Books , 2007 . 1047 pp. $25.95 (cloth) . Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2008 2008 The work of François Jullien is indispensable for anyone who wants...

...Julia Ching Li Zhi, philosophe maudit (1527–1602): Contribution à une sociologie du mandarinat chinois à la fin de Ming . By Jean-François Billetier . Geneva and Paris : Libraire Droz , 1979 . Chronological Tables, Notes, Bibliography, Index. No price. Copyright © The Association...

... increased immigration to Japan, including that of other Latin Americans from Spanish-speaking countries in the near future, comparative studies will doubtlessly benefit from Linger's approach. RAFAEL REYES-RUIZ Oberlin College The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. By PIERRE FRANCOIS...

... University, Tokyo, specializes in relations between Japan and Pacific Rim states, most specifically Indochina, leading up to and during the Pacific War. La guerre du Pacifique a commencé en Indochine 1940–1941 is a welcome addition to existing works by Pierre Brocheux, Daniel Héméry, François Guillemot...

.... Procès Politiques à Pékin, Wei Jingsheng, Fu Yuehua [Political Processes in Peking: Wei Jingsheng and Fu Yuehua] . By Victor Sidane and Wojtek Zafanolli . Paris : Librairie Francois Maspero , 1981 . 230 pp. N.p. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1983 1983 BOOK REVIEWS CHINA...

... of immanency: concerning a philosophical reading of the Yijing, the Classic of Changes By FRANCOIS JULLIEN. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1993. 284 pp. In this book, Francois Jullien further explores the thought of Wang Fuzhi (161992), which also served as the focus of his earlier study: Proces ou creation: une...

...Alexander Soper Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1967 1967 Art Treasures of the Peking Museum . By Francois Fourcade . New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , 1966 . 177 pp. Plates. $25.00. BOOK REVIEWS 477 pus of the dictionary includes some Kwok-ue (Mandarin...

...Yung-deh Richard Chu Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1971 1971 Movements Populaires et Sociétés Secrètes en Chine aux XIXe et XXe Siècles . Volume colectif prepare par Jean Chesneaux , Feiling Davis , Nguyen Nguyet Ho . Paris : Francois Maspero , 1970 . 434 pp...

... Kaplan's heroic translation of Peng Xinwei's classic A Monetary History of China in 1993 and Francois Thierry's voluminous numismatic catalogue of 1997, Niv Horesh's new monograph is the third recent book in a Western language that promises to present a history of money in China from its beginnings...

... of village life in the hills of Kotmale. H. L. SENEVIRATNE University of Virginia Religion and Ideology in Sri Lanka. BY FRANCOIS HOUTART. Bangalore: Theological Publications, 1974. xvi, 541 pp. Map, Notes, Tables, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, n.p.l. This book represents a monumental effort to explore...