Book Reviews—South Asia
A History of the Hindi Grammatical Tradition: Hindi-Hindustani Grammar, Grammarians, History, and Problems. By Tej K. Bhatia. Handbuch der Orientalistik, Zweite Abteilung, Indien; Ergänzungsband 4. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1987. xii, 229 pp. $61.75 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 644-645
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Agrarian Impasse in Bengal: Institutional Constraints to Technological Change. By James K. Boyce. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. xviii, 308 pp. $60.00 (cloth); $24.95 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 645-646
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An Anthropologist Among the Historians and Other Essays. By Bernard S. Cohn. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1987. xxvi, 682 pp. $48.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 647-648
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Women and Society in India. By Neera Desai and Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Delhi: Ajanta Publications, 1987. viii, 404 pp. $36.00. (Distributed by South Asia Books)
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 648-649
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A South Indian Subcaste: Social Organization and Religion of the Pramalai Kallar. By Louis Dumont. Translated by Michael Moffatt, L. Morton, and A. Morton. Edited by Michael Moffatt. French Studies in South Asian Culture and Society, no. 1. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986. xxiv, 502 pp. $29.95.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 649-651
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India and the Indian Ocean, 1500–1800. Edited by Ashin Das Gupta and M. N. Pearson. Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1987. xii, 363 pp. $36.00. - The Indian Ocean: Explorations in History, Commerce, and Politics. Edited by Satish Chandra. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1987. 334 pp. $28.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 651-653
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The Coming of the Devi: Adivasi Assertion in Western India. By David Hardiman. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1987. x, 248 pp. $19.95.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 653-654
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Profit and Loss Sharing: An Islamic Experiment in Finance and Banking. By Shahrukh Rafi Khan. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1987. x, 180 pp. $17.95 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 654-656
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The Artisans of Banaras: Popular Culture and Identity, 1880–1986. By Nita Kumar. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. xx, 279 pp. $29.50.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 656-657
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Women's Seclusion and Men's Honor: Sex Roles in North India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. By David G. Mandelbaum. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1988. xvi, 153 pp.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 657-658
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A Dictionary of Modern Indian History, 1707–1947. Rev. ed. By Parshotam Mehra. Delhi: Oxford University Press. 1987. xvi, 823 pp. $36.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 659-660
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Radhakrishnan, a Religious Biography. By Robert N. Minor. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. viii, 189 pp. $34.50 (cloth); $10.95 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 660-661
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Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographical Notes. By Hajime Nakamura. Buddhist Traditions, vol. 1. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987. 423 pp. $28.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 661-662
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Studies in Migration: Internal and International Migration in India. Edited by M. S. A. Rao. Delhi: Manohar, 1986. x, 400 pp. Rs. 200.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 662-664
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The Foreshadowing of Bangladesh: Bengal Muslim League and Muslim Politics, 1936–1947. By Harun-Or-Rashid. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1987. viii, 366 pp. $15.00.
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Bhakti and the Bhakti Movement: A New Perspective. By Krishna Sharma. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1987. xviii, 342 pp.
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Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics. By Frits Staal. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. x, 267 pp. $47.50 (cloth); $18.95 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 666-667
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Book Reviews—Southeast Asia
The Cambodian Agony. Edited by David A. Ablin and Marlowe Hood. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1987. 418 pp. $35.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 668-669
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The Military in Thai Politics, 1981–86. By Suchit Bunbongkarn. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1987. x, 110 pp. $12.00 (paper).
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 669-670
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The Prophetic and the Political: Selected Speeches and Writings of S. Rajaratnam. Edited by Chan Heng Chee and Obaid ul Haq. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. 540 pp. $45.00.
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- 23 March 2011, pp. 670-671
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