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...Martin Orans The Bhumij Revolt (1832–33): (Ganga Narain's Hangama or Turmoil) . By Jagdish Chandra Jha . Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal , 1967 . xii, 208 pp. Map, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, Errata. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1969 1969 630 JOURNAL OF ASIAN...

...Vrinda Narain Despite these limitations, Subramanian has made a valiant effort to detail the links between nationalism, culture, public policy, and personal law reform. Nation and Family is a useful reminder of the dangers of majoritarian politics. It offers a timely critique of Indian...

... Narain Singh eighteen years later, he disavows the possibility of the initial appointment, noting that Narain Singh was “appointed to that post during my minority by the Resident…” Letter from Madho Singh to A. H. T. Martindale, Agent to the Governor General for Rajputana, August 4, 1900, KFA. See also...

...Christine Furedy Press and Politics in India: 1885–1905 . By Prem Narain . Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal , 1970 . x. 321 pp. Appendix, Bibliography. Index. Rs. 35.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1972 1972 BOOK REVIEWS 435 the shelves of libraries...

... in India: 1885-1905. BY PREM NARAIN. Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1970. x. 321 pp. Appendix, Bibliography. Index. Rs. 35.00. Although the book begins with a brief account of the development of the Indian press to 1885 and ends with some details of the character and circulation of major English-language...

...Louis D. Hayes Pakistan Political System in Crisis: Emergence of Bangladesh . Edited by S. P. Varma and Virendra Narain . Jaipur : South Asia Studies Center , 1972 . iv, 252 pp. Tables, Index. Rs. 30.00. Pakistan: Failure in National Integration . By Rounaq Jahan . New York...

...Thomas R. Metcalf Justice and Police in Bengal 1765–1793 . By N. Majumdar . Calcutta : K. L. Mukhopadhyay , 1960 , xiii, 351 . Appendices, Index, Bibliography. Jonathan Duncan and Varanasi . By V. A. Narain . Calcutta : K. L. Mukhopadyay , 1959 . Bibliography, Glossary, Appendix...

... of Essays . By William Kapp . New York : Asia Publishing House , 1963 . viii , 228 . $8.75. Foreign Aid and India's Economic Development . By V. K. R. V. Rao and Dharm Narain . New York : Asia Publishing House , 1963 . III $5.25. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1964...

...Laurie Hovell McMillin Dr. Ambedkar, Buddhism and Social Change . Edited by A. K. Narain and D. C. Ahir . Delhi : B. R. Publishing Corporation , 1994 . xviii, 214 pp. $28.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1995 1995 882 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...

...Ashakant Nimbark Modern Indian Political Thought . By Vishwanath P. Varma . Agra : Lakshmi Narain Agarwal , 1961 . xii , 790 , Bibliography, Index, Rs. 20 ($5.00). The Nationalist Movement: Indian Political Thought from Ranade to Bhave . By D. Mackenzie Brown . Berkeley...

...Philip B. Calkins Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1967 1967 Mughal Empire in India: A Systematic Study Including Source Material . Second Revised Edition . By S. R. Sharma . Agra : Lakshmi Narain Agarwal , 1966 . (Original Edition, 1934 .) 655 pp. Bibliography...

... . Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation, 1994. xviii, 214 pp. $28.00 (cloth). As an undergraduate eager to study Dr. Ambedkar's 1956 conversion to Buddhism, I was told by a well-meaning professor that Ambedkar's dhiksha was a political gesture and hardly a religious phenomenon at all. A. K. Narain and D. C...

... categories, but the headings nevertheless retain their validity. A. L. Basham's historical and cultural review of the Gupta Age is tightly put together and forms an excellent introduction to the book. A. K. Narain's "Religious Policy and Toleration" contains a welcome analysis of Gupta numismatic...

... together and forms an excellent introduction to the book. A. K. Narain's "Religious Policy and Toleration" contains a welcome analysis of Gupta numismatic and epigraphic sources as they relate to his theme. The painstaking presentation of this material testifying to the religious pluralism of the monarchs...

...Peter Zwick Panchayati Raj, Planning and Democracy . Edited by M. V. Mathur and Iqbal Narain . New York : Asia Publishing House , 1969 . xxxvi, 530 pp. Bibliography, Appendices, Index, n.p. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1970 1970 962 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...

... Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1967 1967 HIMALAYA 255 HIMALAYA Books ing House [1966] xk, 259 p. 13 plates, maps, plans, tables, diagrs. NARAIN, LAKSHMI. An introduction to Dogri folk HORNBEIN THOMAS F. Everest: the West Ridge; photographs from the American Mount Everest...

..., focusing on Sogdia largely in political terms between the Tokharian/Yüeh-chih, Hunic, Kidarite, and Hephthalite incursions. Inexplicably, the chapter's dialogue does not take into account propositions by A. K. Narain, W. B. Henning, or myself, among many others, on that matter (for details and bibliography...

...Richard Sisson The Rural Elite in an Indian State: A Case Study of Rajasthan . By Iqbal Narain , K. C. Pande , and Mohan Lal Sharma . Columbia, Mo. : South Asia Books , 1976 . xii, 256 pp. Tables, Bibliography, Index. $11.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1979...

..., from veneration of Siv Narain (which B. S. Cohn considered an expression of Sanskritization) to that of Ravidas. Both saints were followers of the bhakti movement but Siv Narain was an upper-caste Thakur and former employer, while Ravidas was himself a Camar and cobbler. Among the younger, politically...

...: An Analytical Reappraisal of the Japanese Concept of On ,” in Lebra and Lebra , eds., Japanese Culture and Behavior ( Honolulu : The University Press of Hawaii , 1976 ), pp. 192 – 207 . 15 On Raj Narain, see Thakur, Janata Men , pp. 112–24. For the analytical point, I am grateful...