Books to review

Abstract

Taken together, these four books provide an intriguing narrative, not just of the significance of gender in social transformation in India, but also of the variety of ways this has been studied and conceived. They are, in many ways, remarkably diverse.     

Books for review

The following books have been received for review:

“A Centuryof Exploration at Nineveh,” by R. Campbell Thompson and K. W. Hutchinson. 5¾"×8½". 146 pp. Illustrations and plans, (London : Luzac and Co. 1929. 7s. 6d.)

“Om Mani pudme hum” (Meine China u. Tibeterexpedition, 1925–28), by W. Filchner. 9" × 5½". 352 pp. 103 illustrations and a map. (Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1929.)

“Eabi'a the Mystic,” by Margaret Smith. 5¾"×8¾". xxv+219 pp. (Cambridge: University Press. 1929. 10s. 6d.)

“Modern Chinese Civilization.” Translation from the Erench by E. M. Jones. (London : Jonathan Cape.) “The Arab's Place in the Sun,” by Richard Coke. 6"×8¾". 318 pp. Illustrations. (London: Thornton Butterworth. 1929. 21s.)