Volume XXII, Number 1 November 1962

PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES, INC.

Volume XXII, Number 1

November 1962

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION EARL H. PRITCHARD, President EUGENE LANCSTON, Treasurer University of Arizona Japan Society WILLIAM VV. LOCKWOOD, Vice President DELMKR M. BROWN, Editor of Monographs Princeton University University of California RUSSELL H. FIFIELD, Secretary RHOADS MURPHEY, Editor of Journal University of Michigan University of Washington

DIRECTORS A. DOAK BARNETT (I962-196S) JAMES R. HIGHTOWER (1960-1963) Columbia University Harvard University RICHARD K. BEARDSI.EY (1962-1965) CHARLES O. HUCKER (1960-1963) University of Michigan Michigan State University (Oakland) ROBERT I. CRANE II962-1965) LUCIAN W. PYE (1961-1964) Duke University Massachusetts Institute of Technology VV. THEODORE DE BARY (1961-1964) ROBERT A. SCALAPINO (1960-1963) Columbia University University of California ALEXANDER ECKSTEIN (1961-1964) MILTON B. SINGER (1960-1963) University of Michigan University of Chicago JOHN A. HARRISON (1961-1964) G. WILLIAM SKINNER (1962-1965) University of Florida Cornell University VV. NORMAN BROWN (Honorary) LAURISTON SHARP (Honorary) University of Pennsylvania Cornell University

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN WILLIAM L. HOLLAND, Nominating FRED W. RICGS, Program University oj British Columbia Indiana University JACKSON H. BAILEY, Mevibersbip Earlhxm College

EDITORS OF THE JOURNAL RHOADS MURPHEY, Editor HARRY J. BENDA, Assistant Editor University of Washington Y<*le University MARIL-S B. JANSEN, Associate Editor ARDATII BURKS, Book Reviews Princeton University Rutgers University BERNARD S. COHN, Assistant Editor DOROTHEA SCOTT, Bibliography University of Rochester Cornell University

ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARD RALPH BRAIBAVTI WILLIAM W. LOCKWOOD Duke University Princeton University JOHN F. CADY JOHN C. PELZEL Ohio University Harvard University ALEXANDER ECKSTEIN KARL H. POTTER University of Michigan University of Minnesota CLIFFORD J. GEERTZ, JR. SUSANNE RUDOLPH University of Chicago Harvard University SuBBIAII KANNAPPAN BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ Michigan State University Harvard University E. A. KRACKE, JR. HAROLD SHADICK University of Chicago Cornell University

VICTORIA G. HARPER EDWARD FEITELBERG Manager Legal Adviser Sponsoring Institutions: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, JAPAN SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The Journal of Asian Studies was formerly the Far Eastern Quarterly

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102 Rosovsky, Capital Formation in Japan 1868-1940 HUGH T. PATRICK 104 Scalapino and Masumi, Parties and Politics in Contemporary Japan Scalapino and Masumi, Gendai Nihon no seito to seiji GEORGE 0. TOTTEN 105 Maki, Government and Politics in Japan. The Road to Democracy BERNARD S. SILBERMAN 107 Gol'dberg, Vneshniaia Politico laponii, sentiabr' 1939 g.-de\a\r' '94' g- PAUL F. LANGER 108 Yoshida, tr., The Yoshida Memoirs. The Story of Japan in Crisis THEODORE MCNELLY 109 International' Social Science Journal Vol. XIII, No. 1 D. C. S. SISSONS no Weems, ed., Hulbert's History of Korea KYUNG CHO CHUNG in Haltod, comp., Mongolian-English Dictionary HERBERT FRANKE 112 Histoire Ancienne du Tibet. Posthumous Worlds of Paul Pelliot TURRELL V. WYLIE 113 Bailey, tr., Indo-Scythian Studies: Khotanese Texts. AGEHANANDA BHARATI 114 Golay, The Philippines. Public Policy and National Economic Development BENJAMIN HIGGINS 116 Carson, Higher Education in the Philippines DONN V. HART 117 Guthrie, The Filipino Child and Philippine Society ETHEL NURGE 117 Lamb, ed., British Missions to Cochin China: 1778-1822 K. G. TREG0NN1NO 118 Dewey, Peasant Marketing in Java GERALD E. WILLIAMS 120 Paauw, ed., Prospects for East Sumatran Plantation Industries: A Symposium EVERETT D. HAWKINS 120 Jones, Karen Linguistic Studies THEODORE STERN 121 Sutter, Scientific Facilities and Information Services of the Republic of Indonesia Sutter, Scientific Facilities and Information Services of the Federation of Malaya and State of Singapore Sutter, Scientific Facilities and Information Services of the Republic of Vietnam CECIL HOBBS 122 Huttenback, British Relations with Sind. 1799-1843 THOMAS R. METCALF 123 Ghosh, The Development of the Indian National Congress, 1892-1909 BLAIR B. KLING 124 Gadgil, Planning and Economic Policy in India WILFRED MALENBAUM 126 Dey, Panchayat-i-Raj. A Synthesis ALBERT MAYER 126 Saksena, Refugees: A Study in Changing Patterns BAIDYA NATH VARMA 127 Alexander, Consider India: An Essay in Values RALPH BRAIBANTI 129 Wilhelm, Politische Polemi\en im Staatslehrbuch des Kantalya AGEHANANDA BHARATI 130 Tucci, The Theory and Practice of the Mandala AGEHANANDA BHARATI 131 Dabbs, A Short Bengali-English, English-Bengali Dictionary PUNYA SLOKA RAY 131 Stern and Benisti, Evolution du Style Indien d'Amaravati STELLA KRAMRISCH 132 Binder, Religion and Politics in Pakistan STANLEY MARON 134 Other Books Received

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