The village institutes of Turkey

Persia and the Defence of India, 1884–1892. By R. L. Greaves. The University of London. The Athlone Press. 1959. Pp. 301; 5 maps; index. 42s.

The Springing Tiger. A Study of a Revolutionary. By Hugh Toye. Cassell. Pp. 184. Appendices; plates; maps and indices. Foreward by Philip Mason. 25s.

Orde Wingate. By Christopher Sykes. Collins. Pp. 546; maps; plates and index. 35s‐

Ahmad Shah Durrani. By Sardar Ganda Singh. Asia Publishing House. Pp. 457; maps; illustrations; appendixes and index.

Political Leadership among the Swat Pathans. By Fredrik Barth. The Athlone Press. Pp. 143 and index. 25s.

A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. By K. A. Nilakanta Sastri, M.A. Second Edition. O.U.P. 1958.

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The Yellow Wind. An excursion in and around Red China with a traveller in the Yellow Wind. By William Stevenson. Cassell, London. Pp. 368. 111.; map. 30s. net.

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Missionaries, Chinese and Diplomats. The American Protestant Missionary Movement in China (1890–1952). By Paul A. Varg. Princeton University Press.

Buddhist Cave Paintings at Tun‐Huang. By Basil Gray and John B. Vincent. Published by Faber and Faber, Ltd., at £6 6s.

Britain and the Arabs. A Study of 50 Years, 1908–1958. By Lieutenant‐General Sir John Bagot Glubb, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. 30s.

St. Antony's Papers No. 4. Middle Eastern Affairs, No. 1. Chatto and Windus. 1958. Pp. 141. 16s.

The Reconstruction of Iraq: 1950–57. By Fabian I. Qubain. Foreign Policy Research Institute. Series No. 6. University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Atlantic Books, London. Pp. 276; index. 35s.

Nuri as‐Said: A Study in Arab Leadership. By Lord Birdwood, M.V.O. Cassell, London. Pp. 306. 30s.

The Arab Federalists of the Ottoman Empire. By Hassan Saab. Pp. xii‐f 322. Biblio. Djambatan, Amsterdam. £2 2s.

Turkish Nationalism and Western Civilization. Selected Essays of Ziya Gokalp. Translated and edited with an introduction by Niyazi Berkes. London. 1959. Pp. 336. 35s.

Rivers and Man. By Robert Brittain. Published by Longmans. Pp. 288. Index; ill.; map. 21s.

Babylon. By Albert Champdor. Translated from the French and adapted by Elsa Coult. London Elek Books. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. Pp. 184 Index; ill. 30s.

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Elephant Kingdom. By H. N. Marshall. Robert Hale. 1959. 8f"x5t”. Pp.190. 21 illustrations; index. 18s. net.

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No Friends for Travellers. By A. J. Wightman. Robert Hale, Ltd., London. 16s. net.

India and Modern Art. By W. G. Archer. George Allen and Unwin, London. Pp. 143; 61 plates, index. 35s. net.

Classical Sinhalese Sculpture, c. 300 b.c. to a.d. i.ooo. By D. T. Devendra. Alec Tiranti, Ltd., London. 1958. Pp. 48, 128 plates, index. 30s. net.

Nehru: A Political Biography. By Michael Brecher. Oxford University Press. 42s.

Indo‐Pakistan Relations 1947–1955. By Dr. Jyoti Bhusan Das Gupta. Djambatan, Amsterdam. 35s.

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The Message of Milarepa. By Humphrey Clarke. Wisdom of the East Series. John Murray. Pp. 104. 8s. 6d. net.

Hinduism. By Swami Nikhilananda. Allen and Unwin. Pp. 189. 16s. net.

Tao TS Ching. A translation by Ch'u Ta‐Kao. George Allen and Unwin. 1959. Pp. 95. 10s. 6d.

Lu Hsiin and the New Culture Movement in China. By Dr. Hang Sung K'ang. Djambatan, Amsterdam. 1957. Pp. 158.

Stalin's Failure in China, 1924–1927. By Conrad Brandt. Harvard University Press and O.U.P. 1958. Pp. 224. Index and bibliography. 25s.

The Wisdom of Lao Tse. Pp. 237. 21s.

The Wisdom of Confucius. Translated and edited by Lin Yutang. Michael Joseph. 1958. Pp. 302. 21s.

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Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines or Seven Boo\s of Wisdom of the Great Path according to the late Lama Kazi Dawa‐Samdup's English rendering. Arranged and edited with Introductions and Annotations to serve as a commentary, by W. Y. Evans‐Wentz. With forward by Dr. R. R. Marett and Yogic Commentary by Translator‐Professor Chen‐chi Chang. Oxford University Press, 2nd edition. 1958. Pp. xlii + 389. 9 illustrations. Price 42s. net.

The Doctrine of the Buddha. By George Grimm. Geo. Allen and Unwin. Pp. 536. 42s.

Call to Istanbul. By Constance E. Padwick. Longmans. 1958. Pp. 209. Five illustrations. 16s. 6d.

The Siege of Peking. By Peter Fleming. Rupert Hart Davis. Pp. 273; index; ill.; 25s.

Archaeological Discoveries in South Arabia. By Richard leBaron Bowen Jnr., Frank P. Albright and others. American Foundation for the Study of Man. Baltimore, the John Hopkins Press. 1958. Pp. 315. $10.00.

Archaeology and the Old Testament. By James B. Pritchard. London: Oxford University Press. Princeton University Press, N.J. Pp. xvi + 263. 77 illustrations. 30s.

All Things Made New. By John Ferraby. George Allen and Unwin. 30s.     

The tradition of tattooing in Siverek,Turkey*

Looking at the relationship between tattooing and its past and present Islamic interpretations, this article presents the case of an old tattooing practice that transformed into a folk belief. Setting aside the antagonistic tension between tattooing as an adorning means and Islamic injunctions prohibiting tattooing, this article assesses the practice by reference to the ways it was recently encapsulated within a narrative of fashion, usage and custom. The study is based on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, participant observation and extensive interviews carried out with members of the Arab tribe Hatipogullari, living in five villages and on the hilly ‘arable field’ (Arap Bölgesi) near the town of Siverek, in the south-eastern Turkish province of ?anliurfa.     

Women prisoners in Turkey

Historically, the closure of a party is a common phenomenon in Turkish politics. While the recent case against the governing Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi, AKP) was reminiscent of this trend, the decision of the Constitutional Court demonstrated that there are changes in the dynamics of the Turkish political structure. Although the literature cites the so-called ‘28 February Process’, the impact of EU accession, and the learning effects of democratization as explanations for the distinction of the AKP from its predecessors, this article argues that the AKP is different due to its extended business network and newly defined conservative base. The decision of the court in the recent closure case against the AKP reflects this structural political change within the foundation of Islamic parties in Turkey. While the court acknowledged the political legitimacy of the party by taking a decision against its closure, it has revealed the general discontent regarding AKP's non-adjusted conservative/pro-Islamic policies by cutting down its financial means.     

Modern Turkey

Turkistan Tumult. By Aitchen K. Wu. With illustrations and 2 maps. 8½” × 5½”. Pp. xiii+279. Methuen and Co. 12s. 6d.

Soviets in the Arctic. An historical, economic and political study of the Soviet advance into the Arctic. By T. A. Taracouzio. 9½” × 6¼”. Pp. xvi+563. 7 maps. Macmillan. 1939. 32s. 6d.

Revealing India's Past. A Co‐operative Record of Archaeological Conservation and Exploration in India and Beyond. By Twenty‐two Authorities—British, Indian, and Continental. With a foreword by A. Foucher. Edited by Sir John Cumming, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., M.A. 8½” × 6¾”. Pp. xx+374. Thirty‐three plates and map. The India Society. 1939. 25s.

Islam. By Henri Masse. Translated from the French by Halide Edib. Pp. 270. Putnam. $2.50.

Petra, the Rock City of Edom. By Dr. A. M. Murray. Pp. x+210. Thirty‐two plates; two sketch maps. Blackic. 1939.