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Volume 56 - Issue 4 - November 1997

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Book Reviews—South Asia

Unmaking the Nation: The Politics of Identity and History in Modern Sri Lanka. Edited by Pradeep Jeganathan and Qadri Ismail. Colombo: Social Scientists' Association, 1995. 219 pp.
Dennis B. McGilvray
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26 March 2010, pp. 1130-1132
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The Colors of Violence: Cultural Identities, Religion, and Conflict. By Sudhir Kakar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. xiv, 217 pp. $42.00 (cloth); $14.95 (paper).
E. Valentine Daniel
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26 March 2010, pp. 1132-1133
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Praises to a Formless God: Nirguṇī Texts from North India. By David N. Lorenzen. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. xv, 303 pp. $16.95 (paper).
Philip Lutgendorf
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26 March 2010, pp. 1133-1135
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Contesting the Nation: Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India. Edited by David Ludden. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. xii, 346 pp. $39.95 (cloth); $19–95 (paper).
Anuradha Dingwaney Needham
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26 March 2010, pp. 1135-1137
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Painters, Paintings and Books: An Essay on Indo-Persian Technical Literature, 12–19th Centuries. By Yves Porter. Translated by MrsS. Butani. New Delhi: Manohar, 1994. xiv, 249 pp. $22.00 (cloth).
Catherine B. Asher
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26 March 2010, pp. 1137-1138
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Indus Age: The Writing System. By Gregory L. Possehl. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. xvi, 244 pp. $45.00 (cloth).
J. Mark Kenoyer
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26 March 2010, pp. 1139-1140
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The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott. By Stephen Prothero. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. xiv, 242 pp. $35.00 (cloth).
Tessa Bartholomeusz
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26 March 2010, pp. 1140-1141
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Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870–1920. By Usha Sanyal. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. xxi, 365 pp. $35.00 (cloth).
David Gilmartin
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26 March 2010, pp. 1142-1143
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Indigenous Capital and Imperial Expansion: Bombay, Surat and the West Coast. By Lakshmi Subramanian. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. ix, 368 pp. $29.95 (cloth).
Douglas E. Haynes
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26 March 2010, pp. 1143-1144
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Myths, Saints and Legends in Medieval India. By Charlotte Vaudeville. Compiled and with an introduction by Vasudha Dalmia. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. 334 pp. $35.00 (cloth).
Sagaree Sengupta
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26 March 2010, pp. 1144-1146
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Book Reviews—Southeast Asia

The Revolution Falters: The Left in Philippine Politics After 1986. Edited by Patricio N. Abinales. Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1996. 182 pp. $15.00 (paper).
Joel Rocamora
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26 March 2010, pp. 1146-1148
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Industrialization in Malaysia: Import Substitution and Infant Industry Performance. By Rokiah Alavi. London and New York: Routledge, 1996. xviii, 213 pp. $69.95.
Milton J. Esman
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26 March 2010, pp. 1148-1149
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Indonesia Assessment 1995: Development in Eastern Indonesia. Edited by Colin Barlow and Joan Hardjono. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. Australian National University and Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996. xxx, 287 pp.
Dwight Y. King
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26 March 2010, pp. 1149-1150
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Borneo Log: The Struggle for Sarawak's Forests. By William W. Bevis. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995. x, 245 pp. $19.95.
James Chin
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26 March 2010, pp. 1150-1151
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Eight Prison Camps: A Dutch Family in Japanese Java. By Dieuwke Wendelaar Bonga. Monograph No. 98, Southeast Asia Series. Athens: Center for International Studies, Ohio University, 1996. xii, 219 pp. $18.00 (paper).
Jean Gelman Taylor
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26 March 2010, pp. 1151-1153
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Health Care in Java: Past and Present. Edited by Peter Boomgaard, Rosalita Sciortino, and Ines Smyth. Leiden: KITLV Press, 1996. vi, 197 pp. $33–50 (paper). Distributed by Cellar Book Shop.
Robert van Niel
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26 March 2010, pp. 1153-1155
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Alternative Perspectives in Third World Development: The Case of Malaysia. Edited by Masudul Alam Choudhury, Uzir Abdul Malik, and Mohammad Anuar Adnan. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. xvi, 248 pp. $75.00.
Martin Rudner
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26 March 2010, pp. 1155-1157
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The Loyal Opposition: Americans in North Vietnam, 1965–1972. By James W. Clinton. Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1996. xxxii, 310 pp. $29.95.
Marilyn B. Young
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26 March 2010, pp. 1157-1158
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Southeast Asian Security in the New Millennium. Edited by Richard J. Ellings and Sheldon W. Simon. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1996. xi, 234 pp. $62.95 (cloth); $24.95 (paper).
Evelyn Colbert
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26 March 2010, pp. 1158-1160
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From Plan to Market: The Economic Transition in Vietnam. Edited by Adam Fforde and Stefan de Vylder. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1996. xv, 348 pp. $54.95 (cloth); $19–95 (paper).
Gary Larsen
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26 March 2010, pp. 1160-1162
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Book Reviews—South Asia

Unmaking the Nation: The Politics of Identity and History in Modern Sri Lanka. Edited by Pradeep Jeganathan and Qadri Ismail. Colombo: Social Scientists' Association, 1995. 219 pp.

The Colors of Violence: Cultural Identities, Religion, and Conflict. By Sudhir Kakar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. xiv, 217 pp. $42.00 (cloth); $14.95 (paper).

Praises to a Formless God: Nirguṇī Texts from North India. By David N. Lorenzen. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. xv, 303 pp. $16.95 (paper).

Contesting the Nation: Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India. Edited by David Ludden. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. xii, 346 pp. $39.95 (cloth); $19–95 (paper).

Painters, Paintings and Books: An Essay on Indo-Persian Technical Literature, 12–19th Centuries. By Yves Porter. Translated by MrsS. Butani. New Delhi: Manohar, 1994. xiv, 249 pp. $22.00 (cloth).

Indus Age: The Writing System. By Gregory L. Possehl. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996. xvi, 244 pp. $45.00 (cloth).

The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott. By Stephen Prothero. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. xiv, 242 pp. $35.00 (cloth).

Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870–1920. By Usha Sanyal. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. xxi, 365 pp. $35.00 (cloth).

Indigenous Capital and Imperial Expansion: Bombay, Surat and the West Coast. By Lakshmi Subramanian. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. ix, 368 pp. $29.95 (cloth).

Myths, Saints and Legends in Medieval India. By Charlotte Vaudeville. Compiled and with an introduction by Vasudha Dalmia. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. 334 pp. $35.00 (cloth).

Book Reviews—Southeast Asia

The Revolution Falters: The Left in Philippine Politics After 1986. Edited by Patricio N. Abinales. Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1996. 182 pp. $15.00 (paper).

Industrialization in Malaysia: Import Substitution and Infant Industry Performance. By Rokiah Alavi. London and New York: Routledge, 1996. xviii, 213 pp. $69.95.

Indonesia Assessment 1995: Development in Eastern Indonesia. Edited by Colin Barlow and Joan Hardjono. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. Australian National University and Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1996. xxx, 287 pp.

Borneo Log: The Struggle for Sarawak's Forests. By William W. Bevis. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995. x, 245 pp. $19.95.

Eight Prison Camps: A Dutch Family in Japanese Java. By Dieuwke Wendelaar Bonga. Monograph No. 98, Southeast Asia Series. Athens: Center for International Studies, Ohio University, 1996. xii, 219 pp. $18.00 (paper).

Health Care in Java: Past and Present. Edited by Peter Boomgaard, Rosalita Sciortino, and Ines Smyth. Leiden: KITLV Press, 1996. vi, 197 pp. $33–50 (paper). Distributed by Cellar Book Shop.

Alternative Perspectives in Third World Development: The Case of Malaysia. Edited by Masudul Alam Choudhury, Uzir Abdul Malik, and Mohammad Anuar Adnan. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. xvi, 248 pp. $75.00.

The Loyal Opposition: Americans in North Vietnam, 1965–1972. By James W. Clinton. Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 1996. xxxii, 310 pp. $29.95.

Southeast Asian Security in the New Millennium. Edited by Richard J. Ellings and Sheldon W. Simon. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1996. xi, 234 pp. $62.95 (cloth); $24.95 (paper).

From Plan to Market: The Economic Transition in Vietnam. Edited by Adam Fforde and Stefan de Vylder. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1996. xv, 348 pp. $54.95 (cloth); $19–95 (paper).

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