Cross‐cutting issues and the consolidation of democracy in Taiwan

This article examines the cause of Taiwan's recent successful democratic consolidation. It argues that cross‐cutting issues in the electoral process allow democratic systems to periodically generate new winners. The prospect of reasonable certainty to win gives different political groups, including previously anti‐system or semi‐loyal groups, incentives to adhere to the democratic rules of the game. This process contributed to the democratic consolidation in Taiwan. More specifically, the non‐mainstream faction of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party, which initially opposed democratization, and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which wanted more radical constitutional and political reforms, came to accept the post‐transition democratic regime due to the emergence of new electoral issues. New issues surrounding corruption and socio‐economic reforms allowed both the non‐mainstream faction of the KMT and the DPP to advance their interests through the democratic electoral process.     

Juridification and the Construction of Social Citizenship

The article elaborates on the legal construction of citizenship within the welfare state. The concept of citizenship is constructed from the perspective of rights and is closely related to the legal development of various fields of law. Juridification processes in the welfare state directly concern the construction of social citizenship and indirectly affect both political and civil citizenship. Concentrating on juridification within the framework of the welfare state implies that the development of welfare law is the focal point of the article. To understand the implications of juridification processes in the welfare state, we concentrate on the relationship between social citizenship, on one hand, and political and civil citizenship, on the other, and consider the implications of the legal and institutional construction of social citizenship. Social rights may confine the scope of political and civil citizenship and at the same time enhance individual freedom and the extent of political action.     

Five years’ progress in Iraq

General

The Communist States and the West. Edited by Adam Bromke and Philip Uren. London, Pall Mall Press, 1967. Pp. x + 242. Index. 42s.

Central Asia

The Formation of the Soviet Central Asian Republics. A Study in Soviet Nationalities Policy 1917–36. By R. Vaidyanath. New Delhi People's Publishing House, 1967. Pp. xiii + 297. Maps. Index. Rs.30.

Beyond the Urals. Economic Developments in Soviet Asia. By Violet Conolly. London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xx + 420. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 75s.

South Asia

The Political System of Pakistan. By Khalid B. Sayeed. Boston, Houghton MifBin Company, 1967. Pp. 321. Bibliog. Index. No price.

India and Ceylon. Unity and Diversity. Edited by Philip Mason. London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xi + 311. Maps. Index. 55s.

The Hindu Family in its Urban Setting. By Aileen D. Ross. Toronto University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xiv + 325. Bibliog. Index. 18s.

Under the Bo Tree. Studies in caste, kinship, and marriage in the interior of Ceylon. By N. Yalman. Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1967. Pp. xii+406. Maps. Bibliog. Index. $8.50. 68s.

Morals and Merit. A Study of Values and Social Controls in South Asian Societies. By Christoph von Fürer‐Haimendorf. London, Weidenfeld and Nicol‐son, 1967. Pp. xii + 239. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 42s.

South‐West Asia

The Evolution of Oil Concessions in the Middle East and North Africa. By Henry Cattan. New York, Oceana Publications, Inc., 1967. Pp. xvi + 173. Maps. Index. $7.50.

Politics and the Military in Jordan. A Study of the Arab Legion 1921–57. By P. J. Vatikiotis. London, Frank Cass, 1967. Pp. xvi +169. Map. Index. 30s.

Modern Egypt. By Tom Little. London, Ernest Benn, 1967. Pp. xiii + 281. Map. Bibliog. Index. 42s.

South‐East Asia

The Southeast Asian City. A Social Geography of the Primate Cities of Southeast Asia. By T. G. McGhee. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1967. Pp. 204. Sketch‐maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 30s.

The Southeast Asian World. By Keith Buchanan. London, G. Bell and Sons, 1967. Pp. 176. Sketch‐maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 27s. 6d.

Government and Politics in Malaysia. By R. S. Milne. Boston, Houghton Mifflin; London, Allen and Unwin, 1967. Pp. 259. Maps. Index. 22s.

Behind the Lines—Hanoi. By Harrison E. Salisbury. London, Secker and Warburg, 1967. Pp. 243. Maps. Illus. 30s.

Malaya: The Communist Insurgent War, 1948–1960. By Edgar O'Ballance. London, Faber, 1966. Pp. 188. Map. Index. 30s.

Hell in a Very Small Place. The Siege of Dien Bien Phu. By Bernard B. Fall. London, Pall Mall Press, 1967. Pp. xii + 515. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 55s.

Far East

China. Ageless Land and Countless People. By Chiao‐Min Hsieh. London, D. van Nostrand Co. Inc., 1967. Pp. vi+138. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 14s.

China. Emerging World Power. By Victor P. Petrov. London, D. van Nostrand Co. Inc., 1967. Pp. vi + 138. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 14s.

China After Mao. With Selected Documents. By Doak A. Barnett. Princeton University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. vii+287. Cloth cover, 48s. Paper cover, 16s.

Defeat in the East. The Mark of Mao Tse‐tung on War. By Michael Elliott‐Bateman. London, Oxford University Press. Pp. 270. 40s.

Liang Ch'i‐ch'ao and the Mind of Modern China. By Joseph R. Levenson. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 1967. Pp. 256. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. $1.50 (paperback).

Chinese Looking Glass. By Dennis Bloodworth. London, Seeker and Warburg, 1967. Pp. 379. Index. Bibliog. 36s.

Biography and Autobiography

Four Lamas of Dolpo. Tibetan Biographies. Edited and translated by D. L. Snell‐grove. Oxford, Bruno Cassirer, 1967. Pp. ix + 302. Maps. Illus. Index. 84s.

Morley and India 1906–1910. By Stanley A. Wolpert. University of California Press, 1967. Pp. 299. Bibliog. Index. 56s. $6.95.

British Baptist Missionaries in India 1793–1837: The History of Serampore and its Missions. By E. Daniel Potts. London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. 276. Bibliog. Index. 57s. 6d.

The Rebellious Rani. By Sir John Smyth, V.C., M.C. London, Frederick Muller, 1966. Pp. ii + 223. Bibliog. Index. 35s.

Orphan with a Hoop. The Life of Emile Bustani. By Desmond Stewart. London, Chapman and Hall, 1967. Pp. 218. Index. 50s.

A Bedouin Boyhood. By Isaak Diqs. London, Allen and Unwin, 1967. Pp. 176. 21s.

Li Ta‐Chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism. By Maurice Meisner. Harvard University Press; London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xvii + 326. Bibliog. Index. 40s.

The Japanese Miracle Men. By Ralph Hewins. London, Secker and Warburg, 1967. Pp. 476. Illus. 70s.

Culture and Civilization

Shilappadikaram (The Ankle Bracelet). By Prince Ilangô Adigal. Translated by Alain Daniélou. London, Allen and Unwin, 1967. Pp. x + 210. 25s.

The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam. A new translation with critical commentaries. By Robert Graves and Omar Ali‐Shah. London, Cassell, 1967. Pp. 86. Bibliog. 21s.

Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu. Translated by Burton Watson. New York, London, Columbia University Press, 1967. Pp. 135. Index. 72s.

China's First Unifier. A study of the Ch'in Dynasty as seen in the life of Li Ssu. By Derk Bodde. London, Oxford University Press; Hong Kong University Press, 1967. Pp. xii + 270. Bibliog. Index. 60s.

An Anthology of Chinese Verse. Han Wei Chin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Translated by J. D. Frodsham, with the assistance of Ch'eng Hsi. London, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xxxix+ 198. 35s.

A Collection of Chinese Lyrics. By A. Ayling and D. Mackintosh. London, Rout‐ledge and Kegan Paul, 1965. Pp. xv + 254. Index. 42s.

A Little Primer of Tu Fu. By David Hawkes. London, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xii + 243. Index. 55s.

The Tenth Man. By Wei Wu Wei. Hong Kong University Press; Oxford University Press, 1966. Pp. xii + 234. Colophen. Index. 27s.

A Short History of Chinese Art. By Michael Sullivan. London, Faber, 1967. Pp. 279. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 42s.

The Indianization of China—and of South‐east Asia. By H. G. Quaritch Wales. London, Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1967. Pp. 156. Maps. Illus. Index. 63s.

History

Tibet. A Political History. By Tsepon W. D. Shakabpa. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1967. Pp. xii + 369. Map. Bibliog. Index. 72s.

Tibet. Considerations on Inner Asian History. By Nirmal Chandra Sinha. Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay, Calcutta, 1967. Pp. 70. Rs.10.00.

The First Afghan War, 1838–1842. By J. A. Norris. London, Cambridge University Press, 1967. Pp. xvi + 500. Map. Bibliog. Index. 80s.

The Lost Centuries. From the Muslim Empires to the Renaissance of Europe 1145–1453. By Sir John Glubb. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1967. Pp. 511. Maps. Bibliog. Index. 45s.

Throne and Mandarins. China's Search for a Policy during the Sino‐French Controversy 1880–1885. By Lloyd E. Eastman. Harvard University Press; Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xiii + 254. Bibliog. Index. 48s.

Sino‐Russian Relations in the 17th Century. By Vincent Ch'en. The Hague, Mar‐tinus Nijhoff, 1966. Pp. x +147. Bibliog. Index. 17 guilders.

Religion and Philosophy

The Islamic Law of Nations. Shaybani's Siyar. Translated by Majid Khadduri. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland; London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xviii + 311. Bibliog. Index. 64s.

A Pilgrimage to Lalish. By C. J. Edmonds. London, Royal Asiatic Society, 1967 (Prize Publication Fund Vol. XXI). Pp. xii + 88. Map. Illus. 35s.

Shinto. At the Fountainhead of Japan. By Jean Herbert. London, Allen and Unwin, 1967. Pp. 622. Map. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 70s.

Religion in Japanese History. By Joseph M. Kitagawa. New York and London, Columbia University Press, 1966. Pp. x + 475. Bibliog. Index. 72s.

Travel

Tracks of an Intruder. By Gordon Young. London, Souvenir Press, 1967. Pp. 191. Illus. 25s.

Turkey. A Traveller's Guide and History. By Gwyn Williams. London, Faber, 1967. Pp. 318. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 50s.

Castles and Churches of the Crusading Kingdom. By T. S. R. Boase, with colour photographs by Richard Cleave. London, Oxford University Press, 1967. Pp. xiv + 121. Maps. Illus. Bibliog. Index. 75s.

Sail and Sweep in China. The History and Development of the Chinese Junk. By G. R. G. Worcester. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966. Pp. xv + 146. Map. Illus. Index. 28s. 6d.