...Kathleen L. Lodwick A Sensitive Independence: Canadian Methodist Women Missionaries in Canada and the Orien, 1881–1925 . By Rosemary R. Gagan . Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press , 1992 . Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1993 1993 114 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN...

... also was motivated by his concern with leaving a legacy of unchallenged nobility of purpose. JUDITH A. WHITBECK Southern Methodist University Thinking Through Confucius. By DAVID L. HALL and ROGER T. AMES. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. xxii, 393 pp. $39.50 (cloth); $12.95 (paper...

... provided more convincing evidence for his sound central thesis. Despite this shortcoming, Cole's book, like Wagner's, is a valuable addition to the rather meager body of works in English on the Taiping Rebellion. KATHRYN BERNHARDT Southern Methodist University ...

... Highlanders and Peasants in the Hills to students of Mindoro ethnography specifically, and to students of general Philippine ethnography. BEN J. WALLACE Southern Methodist University Indonesia's Foreign Policy. By MICHAEL LIEFER. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1983. xx, 198 pp. Notes, Index. $28.50 (cloth...

..., and there is little narrative flow to sustain the reader. Nonetheless, the destination more than compensates for the difficulties of the journey. DAVID OWNBY Southern Methodist University ...

..., or an influence" (p. 161). Perhaps our applications of literary theory should be just like this; theory should be imbibed, but should only exert a soft, quiet influence on our scholarship. MARTHA A N N SELBY Southern Methodist University Democracy and Authority in South Asia: A Comparative and Historical...

... of translating a work such as this, this translation is a brave and phenomenal gift; a real scholarly contribution to the field of Tamil studies and to the understanding of South Asian literature and intellectual history. MARTHA A N N SELBY Southern Methodist University Village Voices, Forest Choices:Joint...

... toward a more balanced understanding. EDWARD W. POITRAS Southern Methodist University SOUTH ASIA Origins of Muslim Consciousness in India: A World-System Perspective. By S Y E D N E S A R A H M A D . Foreword by IMMANUEL W A L L E R S T E I N . New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. xv, 311 pp. $47.95...

... cultural exchange. JOHAN ELVERSKOG Southern Methodist University JAPAN Earthquake Nation: The Cultural Politics of Japanese Seismicity, 1868 1930. By GREGORY CLANCEY. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2006. xiii, 331 pp. $49.95 (cloth). How natural are natural disasters...

.... A longer obituary, and an article by Dr. Weisfogel that is part of a larger project in which he was a moving spirit, will appear in issue 50 of Ming Studies. SARAH SCHNEEWIND Southern Methodist University ROBERT HYMES Columbia University ...

... of Mongol literature, Walther Heissig: while he provides an invaluable catalog and history of Mongol-related historical material, its scienti c content is weak (p. xiii). JOHAN ELVERSKOG Southern Methodist University JAPAN Amakudari: The Hidden Fabric of Japan s Economy. By RICHARD A. COLIGNON and CHIKAKO...

... and Research Centre, 1963), although Raja does not directly address the issue of rasa. MARTHA A N N SELBY Southern Methodist University Gender and Political Economy: Explorations of South Asian Systems. Edited by ALICE W . CLARK. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1993. viii, 375 pp. Where Women Are Leaders...

... to investigate modern Japanese history in increasing depth. SHARON H. NOLTE Southern Methodist University Fragments of Rainbows: The Life and Poetry of Saito Mokichi, 1882-1953. By AMY VLADECKHEINRICH. New York:.Columbia University Press, 1983- xviii, 200 pp. Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index of First Lines...

... at the bottom of the page. Why can't major university presses? These, however, are minor points and should not detract from the value of this thought-provoking and highly original set of essays. DAVID OWNBY Southern Methodist University How to Read the Chinese Novel. Edited by D A V I D L. R A L S T O N...

... on the Xarbuxyn Balgas materials, it holds out the promise of much good work to come, and we look forward to further volumes with interest. JOHAN ELVERSKOG Southern Methodist University ...

... to the field of Chinese history. To object to Tong's work is to object to the larger theory, for Tong's application of it is admirable. DAVID OWNBY Southern Methodist University House of the Turquoise Roof. By D O R J E Y U D O N Y U T H O K . Edited by M I C H A E L H A R L I N . Ithaca, N.Y.: Snow Lion...