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Volume 57 - Issue 3 - August 1998

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Book Reviews—Inner Asia

The Bukharans: A Dynastic, Diplomatic and Commercial History 1550–1702. By Audrey Burton. New York: St. Martin–s Press, 1997. xx, 664 pp. $45.00.
Yuri Bregel
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26 March 2010, pp. 849-851
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Tajikistan: The Trials of Independence. Edited by Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frédéric Grare and Shirin Akiner. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. xiii, 248 pp. $39.95.
Richard Foltz
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26 March 2010, pp. 851-852
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Studies on the Jurchens and the Chin Dynasty. By Herbert Franke and Hoklam Chan. Brookfield, Vt.: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1997. xiv, 374 pp. $107.95.
Charles A. Peterson
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26 March 2010, pp. 852-853
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Fate and Fortune in Rural China: Social Organization and Population Behavior in Liaoning, 1774–1873. By James Z. Lee and Cameron D. Campbell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. xxii, 280 pp. $49.95.
Peter C. Perdue
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26 March 2010, pp. 854-856
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Tibetan Histories: A Bibliography of Tibetan-Language Historical Works. By Dan Martin in collaboration with Yael Bentor. London: Serindia Publications, 1997. 295 pp.
Kurtis R. Schaeffer
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26 March 2010, pp. 856-858
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The Archaeology of Northeast China: Beyond the Great Wall. Edited by S. M. Nelson. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. $79.95.
Gideon Shelach
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26 March 2010, pp. 858-859
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Crucifying the Orient. Russian Orientalism and the Colonization of Caucasus and Central Asia. By Kalpana Sahni. Bangkok and Oslo: White Orchid Press, 1997. 344 pp.
Harsha Ram
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26 March 2010, pp. 860-862
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Book Reviews—Japan

The Kagero Diary. Translated with an introduction and notes by Sonja Arntzen. Ann Arbor: Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1997. xv, 415 pp. $56.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper).
Margaret H. Childs
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26 March 2010, pp. 862-863
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The Delicate Thread: Teshigahara's Life in Art. By Dore Ashton. Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1997. 208 pp. $29.00.
Bruce Altshuler
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26 March 2010, pp. 863-864
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Japanese Images of Nature: Cultural Perspectives. Edited by Pamela J. Asquith and Arne Kalland. Richmond, England: Curzon Press, 1997. 290 pp.
Kendall H. Brown
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26 March 2010, pp. 865-866
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A Woman's Weapon: Spirit Possession in the The Tale of Genji. By Doris G. Bargen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997. xx, 379 pp. $24.95 (paper).
Edith Sarra
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26 March 2010, pp. 866-867
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Body Projects in Japanese Childcare: Culture, Organization and Emotions in a Preschool. By Eyal Ben-Ari. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1997. x, 166 pp. $48.00 (cloth).
David W. Plath
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26 March 2010, pp. 868-869
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Japanese Lessons: A Year in a Japanese School Through the Eyes of an American Anthropologist. By Gail R. Benjamin. New York: New York University Press, 1997. 262 pp. $24.95.
David McConnell
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26 March 2010, pp. 869-870
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Unforgotten Dreams: Poems by the Zen Monk Shōtetsu. Edited and translated by Steven D. Carter. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. xxx, 232 pp. $49.00 (cloth); $16.50 (paper).
Sarah M. Strong
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26 March 2010, pp. 871-872
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The comfort women: colonialism, war, and sex. Special issue of positions: east asia cultures critique 5:1. Edited by Chungmoo Choi. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1997. xiv, 323 pp. $12.00.
Mary N. Layoun
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26 March 2010, pp. 872-874
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San'ya Blues: Laboring Life in Contemporary Japan. By Edward Fowler. Ithaca, N.Y. and London: Cornell University Press, 1996. $29.95.
Miriam Silverberg
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26 March 2010, pp. 874-875
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Die Politik der Sexualwissenschaft. Zur Produktion und Popularisiefung sexologiscben Wissens in Japan 1908–1941. By Sabine Frühstück. Wien: Institut für Japanologie, Universität Wien, 1997. 290 pp.
Nicola Liscutin
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26 March 2010, pp. 875-877
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Case Studies on Human Rights in Japan. Edited by Roger Goodman and Ian Neary. Richmond, Surrey: Japan Library of Curzon Press, 1996. viii, 309 pp. $45.00.
Richard Barron Parker
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26 March 2010, pp. 877-879
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Everyday Things in Premodern Japan. By Susan B. Hanley. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. xiv, 213 pp. $35.00.
William B. Hauser
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26 March 2010, pp. 879-880
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Living with the Bomb: American and Japanese Cultural Conflicts in the Nuclear Age. Edited by Laura Hein and Mark Selden. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. ix, 300 pp. $66.95 (cloth); $21.95 (paper).
Martha Kendall Winnacker
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26 March 2010, pp. 880-882
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Volume 57 - Issue 3 - August 1998

Book Reviews—Inner Asia

The Bukharans: A Dynastic, Diplomatic and Commercial History 1550–1702. By Audrey Burton. New York: St. Martin–s Press, 1997. xx, 664 pp. $45.00.

Tajikistan: The Trials of Independence. Edited by Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frédéric Grare and Shirin Akiner. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. xiii, 248 pp. $39.95.

Studies on the Jurchens and the Chin Dynasty. By Herbert Franke and Hoklam Chan. Brookfield, Vt.: Ashgate Publishing Company, 1997. xiv, 374 pp. $107.95.

Fate and Fortune in Rural China: Social Organization and Population Behavior in Liaoning, 1774–1873. By James Z. Lee and Cameron D. Campbell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. xxii, 280 pp. $49.95.

Tibetan Histories: A Bibliography of Tibetan-Language Historical Works. By Dan Martin in collaboration with Yael Bentor. London: Serindia Publications, 1997. 295 pp.

The Archaeology of Northeast China: Beyond the Great Wall. Edited by S. M. Nelson. London and New York: Routledge, 1995. $79.95.

Crucifying the Orient. Russian Orientalism and the Colonization of Caucasus and Central Asia. By Kalpana Sahni. Bangkok and Oslo: White Orchid Press, 1997. 344 pp.

Book Reviews—Japan

The Kagero Diary. Translated with an introduction and notes by Sonja Arntzen. Ann Arbor: Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1997. xv, 415 pp. $56.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper).

The Delicate Thread: Teshigahara's Life in Art. By Dore Ashton. Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1997. 208 pp. $29.00.

Japanese Images of Nature: Cultural Perspectives. Edited by Pamela J. Asquith and Arne Kalland. Richmond, England: Curzon Press, 1997. 290 pp.

A Woman's Weapon: Spirit Possession in the The Tale of Genji. By Doris G. Bargen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997. xx, 379 pp. $24.95 (paper).

Body Projects in Japanese Childcare: Culture, Organization and Emotions in a Preschool. By Eyal Ben-Ari. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1997. x, 166 pp. $48.00 (cloth).

Japanese Lessons: A Year in a Japanese School Through the Eyes of an American Anthropologist. By Gail R. Benjamin. New York: New York University Press, 1997. 262 pp. $24.95.

Unforgotten Dreams: Poems by the Zen Monk Shōtetsu. Edited and translated by Steven D. Carter. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. xxx, 232 pp. $49.00 (cloth); $16.50 (paper).

The comfort women: colonialism, war, and sex. Special issue of positions: east asia cultures critique 5:1. Edited by Chungmoo Choi. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1997. xiv, 323 pp. $12.00.

San'ya Blues: Laboring Life in Contemporary Japan. By Edward Fowler. Ithaca, N.Y. and London: Cornell University Press, 1996. $29.95.

Die Politik der Sexualwissenschaft. Zur Produktion und Popularisiefung sexologiscben Wissens in Japan 1908–1941. By Sabine Frühstück. Wien: Institut für Japanologie, Universität Wien, 1997. 290 pp.

Case Studies on Human Rights in Japan. Edited by Roger Goodman and Ian Neary. Richmond, Surrey: Japan Library of Curzon Press, 1996. viii, 309 pp. $45.00.

Everyday Things in Premodern Japan. By Susan B. Hanley. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. xiv, 213 pp. $35.00.

Living with the Bomb: American and Japanese Cultural Conflicts in the Nuclear Age. Edited by Laura Hein and Mark Selden. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. ix, 300 pp. $66.95 (cloth); $21.95 (paper).

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