Book Reviews—South Asia
Surplus Labour and the City: A Study of Bombay. By Heather and Vijay Joshi. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1976. xii, 189 pp. Index. Rs. 45.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 402-403
-
- Article
- Export citation
Robber Noblemen: A Study of the Political System of the Sikh Jats. By Joyce Pettigrew. London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul (International Library of Anthropology), 1975. Appendixes, Bibliography, Index. $18.75.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 403-405
-
- Article
- Export citation
Caste, Class and Democracy: Changes in a Stratification System. By Vijai P. Singh. Cambridge, Mass.: Schenkman Publishing Co., 1976. viii, 158 pp. Bibliography, Appendixes, Indexes. $12.50 (cloth); $5.95 (paper).
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 405-406
-
- Article
- Export citation
Violence and Crime in India: A Quantitative Study. By Baldev Raj Nayar. Delhi: Macmillan Company of India, 1975. xii, 150 pp. Tables, Figures, Appendix, Bibliography, Index. Rs. 40.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 406-408
-
- Article
- Export citation
Dissent, Protest and Reform in Indian Civilization. Edited by S. C. Malik. Simla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study (Transactions, Studies in Indian and Asian Civilizations), 1977. x, 391 pp. List of Participants. Rs. 90.00; $18.50.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 408-409
-
- Article
- Export citation
Rule, Protest, Identity: Aspects of Modern South Asia. Edited by Peter Robb and David Taylor. London: Curzon Press; Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press (University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, Collected Papers on South Asia No. I), 1978. viii, 234 pp. $9.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 409-410
-
- Article
- Export citation
Essays in Classical and Modern Hindu Law. Volume II: Consequences of the Intellectual Exchange with European Powers. By J. Duncan M. Derrett. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1977. xix, 510 pp. D.fl. 128.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 410-411
-
- Article
- Export citation
Pakistan's Western Borderlands: The Transformation of a Political Order. Edited by Ainslie T. Embree. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 1977. xviii, 158 pp. Index. $8.95.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 411-413
-
- Article
- Export citation
Spirit Possession in the Nepal Himalayas. Edited by John T. Hitchcock and Rex L. Jones. Warminster, England: Aris and Phillips, 1976. xxviii, 401 pp. Map, Bibliography, Illustrations, Notes on Contributors. £10.00; $27.50.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 413-415
-
- Article
- Export citation
Administration and Politics in a Nepalese Town: The Study of a District Capital and Its Environs. By Lionel Caplan. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. xiii, 266 pp. Preface, Tables, Maps, Appendixes, References, Indexes. $14.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 415-417
-
- Article
- Export citation
Sri Lanka: A Survey. Edited by K. M. de Silva. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, and London: C. Hurst & Co. (for the Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg), 1977. xvi, 496 pp. Maps, Tables, Glossary, Index. $22.50.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 417-419
-
- Article
- Export citation
Buddhist Monastic Discipline: The Sanskrit Prātimokṣa Sūtras of the Mahāsāṃghikas and Mūlasarvāstivādins. By Charles S. Prebish. University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1975. 156 PP. Notes, Appendix, Bibliography. $ 13.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 419-420
-
- Article
- Export citation
The Perfect Generosity of Prince Vessantara: A Buddhist Epic. Translated from the Pali and illustrated by unpublished paintings from Sinhalese temples by Margaret Cone and Richard F. Gombrich. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. xlvii, 111 pp. Illustrations, Appendixes, Bibliography. $24.95.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 420-421
-
- Article
- Export citation
Book Reviews—Southeast Asia
Hawkers in Southeast Asian Cities: Planning for the Bazaar Economy. By T. G. McGee and Y. M. Yeung. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, 1977. 138 pp. Bibliography, Appendix. $7.50.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 421-423
-
- Article
- Export citation
Cultural-Ecological Perspectives on Southeast Asia: A Symposium. Edited by William Wood. Athens: Ohio University Center for International Studies (Southeast Asia Series No. 41), 1977. v, 192 pp. Bibliography. $8.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 423-424
-
- Article
- Export citation
Diversity and Development in Southeast Asia: The Coming Decade. By Guy J. Pauker, Frank H. Golay, and Cynthia H. Enloe. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977. xiv, 191 pp. $9.95 (cloth); $5.95 (paper).
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 424-426
-
- Article
- Export citation
Modern Javanese Historical Tradition: A Study of an Original Kartasura Chronicle and Related Materials. By M. C. Ricklefs. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1978. xi, 281 pp. Glossary, Bibliography, Index. £10.00.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 427-428
-
- Article
- Export citation
Mysticism and Everyday Life in Contemporary Java: Cultural Persistence and Change. By Niels Mulder. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1978. xix, 150 pp. Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. N.p.l.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 428-431
-
- Article
- Export citation
Man and Environment in Eastern Timor: A Geoecological Analysis of the Bacau-Viqueque Area as a Possible Basis for Regional Planning. By Joachim K. Metzner. Canberra: Australian National University (Development Studies Centre Monograph No. 8), 1977. xxix, 377 pp. Glossary, Appendixes, References, Index. N.p.l.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 431-433
-
- Article
- Export citation
A History of Singapore, 1819–1975. By C. M. Turnbull. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1977. xvi, 384 pp. Illustrations, Maps, Bibliography, Index. $36.50.
-
- Published online by Cambridge University Press:
- 23 March 2011, pp. 433-435
-
- Article
- Export citation