...Peter J. Claus Status and Sacredness: A General Theory of Status Relations and an Analysis of Indian Culture . By Murray Milner Jr . New York : Oxford University Press , 1994 . xiii, 336 pp. $60.00 (cloth); $24.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1995...

...Francis L. K. Hsu Chinese in American Life. Some Aspects of Their History, Status, Problems, and Contributions . By S. W. Kung . Seattle : University of Washington Press , 1962 . xiv , 352 . Bibliography. $7.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1963 1963 BOOK...

...Edward J. Ryan The National Status of the Chinese in Indonesia, 1900–1958 . Revised Edition. By Donald E. Willmott . Monograph Series, Modern Indonesia Project. Ithaca, New York : Southeast Asia Program, Department of Far Eastern Studies, Cornell University , 1961 . xi, 139 . $3.00...

...Percival Spear Abstract Since the Second World War transitions from colonial to sovereign status have become so frequent as to be almost commonplace. The royal family in England has had an extra chore added to its duties in inaugurating new constitutions. Britain, which was thought by many before...

...Maureen L. P. Patterson The Status of Women in South Asia . Ed. A. Appadorai . Published under the joint auspices of UNESCO and the Asian Relations Organization. Bombay : Orient Longmans, Ltd. , 1954 . v, 171 . Appendices. Rs. 4/-. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc...

...Robert R. Jay Social Status and Power in Java . By Leslie Palmier . London School of Economics, Monographs on Social Anthropology No. 20. New York : The Humanities Press , 1960 , viii, 171 . Maps, Tables, References, Index. $5.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc...

...Bryce Ryan Abstract The Ethic that produced a Ben Franklin or a John D. Rockefeller has imbued relatively few persons in Ceylon. There is no doubt that Ceylonese are as ambitious as other peoples, but their historic value systems have been quite different from that of Western society. Their status...

...Robert B. Ekvall Tibet Disappears: A Documentary History of Tibet's International Status: The Great Rebellion and Its Aftermath . By Chanakya Sen . Bombay : Asia Publishing House , 1960 , xv, 474 . Maps, Appendices. $6.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1961...

...Nicholas P. Cushner Status of the Philippines in 1800 . By Fr. Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga , OSA . Manila : Filipiniana Book Guild , 1973 . ix, 484 pp. Appendix. $9.00 (Dist. through Cellar Book Shop, Detroit). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1975 1975 BOOK...

...Sarah M. Bekker Zo History: With an Introduction to Zo Culture, Economy, Religion, and Their Status as an Ethnic Minority in India, Burma, and Bangladesh . By Vumson . Published by the author, 1987 . 334 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1989 1989 BOOK REVIEWS...

...Schuyler V. R. Cammann The Historical Status of Tibet . By Tieh-Tseng Li . New York : King's Crown Press , 1956 . xi, 312 . Introduction, Bibliography, Index. $5.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1957 1957 440 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES The Historical...

...John A. Dixon Environmental Management in Southeast Asia: Directions and Current Status . Edited by Chia Lin Sien . Singapore : National University of Singapore , 1987 . xviii, 211 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1990 1990 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTHEAST ASIA 2 2 1...

...Robert P. Goldman Ideology and Status of Sanskrit: Contributions to the History of the Sanskrit Language . Edited by Jan E. M. Houben . Leiden : E. J. Brill , 1996 . x, 501 pp. $158.25 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1997 1997 1126 THE JOURNAL...

...Linda Walton Powerful Relations: Kinship, Status, and the State in Sung China (960–1279) . By Beverly J. Bossler . Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, no. 43. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center and Harvard University Press , 1998 . xiv, 372 pp. $45.00...

...Thomas McPherson The Status of the Individual in East and West . Edited by Charles A. Moore . Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press , 1968 . xxi , 606 pp. Appendix, Index. $15.00. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1969 1969 834 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES political...

...Harumi Befu Above the Cloud: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility . By Talkie Sugiyama Lebra . Berkeley : University of California Press , 1993 . xvii, 430 pp. $45.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1994 1994 BOOK REVIEWS JAPAN 219 Yet even if we...

... and annotated maps, journey songs, board games, and literature puzzles. The historical change in the pattern of name carving follows the evolution of the status system: the inscriptions start to appear in quantity in the early eighteenth century, when patrilineality is solidified as the ground for exclusive...

...Christopher I. Beckwith The Status of Tibet: History, Rights, and Prospects in International Law . By Michael C. van Walt van Praag . Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press , 1987 . xxvi, 381 pp. $32.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1988 1988 626 THE JOURNAL...

...Albert Feuerwerker Social Mobility in China: Status Careers Among the Gentry in a Chinese Community . By Yang-teh Chow . New York : Atherton Press , 1966 . xvi, 300 pp. Bibliography, Index, Tables, and Illustrations. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1967 1967...

...Richard D. Lambert Status Images in Changing India: A Study Based on Two Surveys Conducted by Dr. A. Bopegamage and Dr. P. V. Veeraraghavan . UNESCO Research Centre on Social and Economic Development in Southern Asia , Delhi. Bombay : Manaktalas , 1967 . xi, 212 pp. Maps, Tables...