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Indian Independence in Perspective. By Sasadhar

Sinha. London: Asia Publishing House, 1964.
Distributed in the USA by Taplinger Publishing House,
New York, xi, 311, Index. \$9.50.

The Journal of Asian Studies / Volume 25 / Issue 02 / February 1966, pp 376 - 376
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Indian Independence in Perspective. By SASADHAR SINHA.
London: Asia Publishing House, 1964. Distributed
in the USA by Taplinger Publishing House, New
York, xi, 311, Index. $9.50.
A provocative and insightful, although in some re-
spects uneven, survey of the complex developments of
the last half-century of British rule in India. Included
is a stimulating, hody controversial evaluation of
Gandhi's role in Indian nationalism. The author seeks
to construct a powerful indictment of certain regional
cliques for domination of the Congress. The volume is
quite well written and its arguments merit close atten-
tion.
Modern Indian Thought, A Philosophical Survey. By
V. S. NARAVANE. New York: Asia Publishing
House, 1964. xiv, 310, Index, Select Glossary.
$10.75.
This is an effort, in survey form, to present the ideas
of prominent Indians such as Ramakrishna, Tagore,
Aurobindo, Coomaraswamy and Iqbal. It is well writ-
ten and interesting. It runs, however, into some for-
midable difficulties. Selection of the major pattern of
ideas from the total work of relatively complex men is
fraught with pitfalls. Whether Mr. Naravane has done
justice to the men in his book must remain debatable.
At the survey level, however, the book is useful. Its
price is, of course, way out of line.
The Filipino Manufacturing Entrepreneur: Agent and
Product of Change. By JOHN J. CARROLL, S. J.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1965. xix, 230,
Tables, Appendices, Index. $5.75.
In seven chapters John J. Carroll, S.J. (Associate
Professor of Sociology and Andiropology, Ateneo de
Manila, Philippines) examines the origins and effects
of Filipino entrepreneurship within die social, political The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. By
and economic setting of the modern Philippines. Based
on 92 structured interviews with the founders (or close
associates in some cases) of medium sized manufactur-
ing concerns, the author presents and analyzes statistical Diary of a Mad Old Man. By JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI.
data on their general characteristics (chapter III), socio-
economic origins (chapter IV), induction into die
entrepreneurial class (chapter V), and performance
(chapter VI). A final chapter summarizes the findings
of die study, suggests certain theoretical implications,
and concludes with some cautiously optimistic observa-
tions about the future of Filipino entrepreneurship.
The author sees his work as only one of a series of de-
tailed monographs on entreprenueurship in underde-
veloped countries, which he regards as die necessary
spade work that must be done before meaningful broad
theory can be generated. This reviewer is in agree-
ment, and, while The Filipino Manufacturing Entre-
preneur is not likely to enjoy wide readership in view
of its limited goals, it is very valuable for the purposes Japanese Archery. By WILLIAM R. B. ACKER. Rudand,
for which it was intended. This is one important piece
of a much larger and very complex puzzle.
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