... been before the war, only more so” (from Furnivall's chapter, “Historical Setting,” in F. N. Trager and associates, Burma , Human Relations Area Files, Inc. [ 1956 ] p. 32 ). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1957 1957 Colonial Policy and Practice: A Comparative...

...Agehananda Bharati The Theory and Practice of the Mandala . By Giuseppe Tucci . London : Rider & Company , 1961 . ix , 147 . Plates, Index. 25s. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1962 1962 130 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES not list W. Ruben's Das Pancatantra und...

...Kim Gutschow Buddhist Nuns and Gendered Practice: In Search of the Female Renunciant . By Nirmala Salgado . London : Oxford University Press. 336 pp. $99.00 (cloth); $35.00 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2015  2015 Nirmala Salgado's Buddhist Nuns...

...Timothy S. Dobe Punjab Reconsidered: History, Culture, and Practice . Edited by Anshu Malhotra and Farina Mir . New Delhi : Oxford University Press , 2012 . 496 pp. $65.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2015  2015 This edited volume brings together...

... . Uyehara arrives at the earlier date by dating the beginning from the time the Diet is convoked [shōshū], while Clement considers the session begins when the formal opening ceremony with the Emperor in attendance is held [kaiin shiki], Uyehara's practice in his “Chronology” is recommended since important...

... charms carried in small copper cylinders tied around his arm and waist. RALPH W. NICHOLAS University of Chicago Foreign Aid: Theory and Practice in Southern Asia. By CHARLES WOLF, JR. Princeton: Princeton University Press, i960, xix, 442. Tables, Appendices, Index. $7.50. There are three broad...

... penalty if the victim dies from the mistreatment. Wrongful Treatment of Prisoners: A Case Study of Ch'ing Legal Practice JUDY FELDMAN HARRISON A STUDY of the Ch'ing legal system, the culmination of the experience of many dynasties, provides clues to the understanding of Chinese political behavior...

...Dennis Dalton Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1971 1971 Gandhi: Theory and Practice, Social Impact, and Contemporary Relevance. Proceedings of a Seminar . Edited by S. C. Biswas . Simla : Indian Institute of Advanced Study , 1969 . xvi, 635 pp. Index. $22.00...

... practice regarding negligents, lunatics and invalids was much cruder than it was in fact. The burden of increased population, the intrusion of the West and the collapse of the dynasty all led to a rather tumultuous and relatively chaotic and difficult situation in China which affected the workings of legal...

...} British Columbia Ideology and Practice. The Evolution of Chinese Communism. BY JAMES CHIEH HSIUNG. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. viii, 300 pp. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Cloth, $11.00; Paper, $4.50. The author's purpose in writing Ideology and Practice: The Evolution of Chinese Communism, which he...

...R.C. Religious Policy and Practice in Communist China . By Donald E. MacInnis . New York : The Macmillan Company , 1972 . xxiv, 392 pp. List of Documents by Source, Glossary. Index. $8.95. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1973 1973 386 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...

...Charles S. Prebish Buddhist Philosophy in Theory and Practice . By Herbert V. Guenther . Baltimore : Penguin Books , 1972 . xii, 240 pp. Illustration, Bibliography, Index. Paperback, $2.45. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1973 1973 BOOK REVIEWS 337 (1) 'fish' Ch...

... and development of Buddhism in Ceylon. The excellence of these essays individually is enhanced by the theme which gives the volume a common thrust. It will be of value to all interested in Theravada Buddhism. Cornell University A. THOMAS KIRSCH Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands...

..., and are applied to recent changes in agrarian relations and ideological practice in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1981 1981 List of References Alavi H. 1973 . “ Peasant Classes and Primordial Loyalties .” Journal of Peasant Studies 1 , 1 : 23...

... Aesthetic remains a specialized and demanding read. Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic: Democratic Practice in South India . By Bernard Bate . New York : Columbia University Press , 2009 . 263 pp. $50.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2011 2011...

... knowledge production and to study the tension between musical practice and discourse. An emphasis on “challenging counterpoints to prevailing explanatory discourses among participants in a tradition” (p. 15) is found throughout. This includes cultural analysis of classical musics that have dominated...

...Hideo Sato Japanese Foreign Aid: Policy and Practice . By Sukehiro Hasegawa . New York : Praeger Publishers , 1975 . xv, 172 pp. Glossary, Appendixes, Selected Bibliography. $19.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1979 1979 178 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...

...Tosh Minohara Normalizing Japan: Politics, Identity, and the Evolution of Security Practice . By Andrew L. Oros . Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press , 2008 . xvii , 304 . $60.00 (cloth); $24.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2010 2010...

...Jean Michaud Anthropology and Development in South-East Asia: Theory and Practice . By Victor T. King . Oxford : Oxford University Press , 1999 . xx, 308 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2000 2000 1094 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...