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Books reviewed: William Beinart, Twentieth Century South Africa Saul Dubow (ed.), Science and Society in Southern Africa Lynn Zastoupil and Martin Moir (ed.), The Great Indian Education Debate: Documents Relating to the Orientalist–Anglicist Controversy, 1781–1843 Sucheta Mahajan, Independence and Partition: The Erosion of Colonial Power in India Chase F. Robinson, Empire and Elites after the Muslim Conquest Christopher Clay, Gold for the Sultan. Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance 1856–1881 M. Naim Turfan, Rise of the Young Turks: Politics, the Military and Ottoman Collapse Eyal Zisser, Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence Nasser M. Kalawoun, The Struggle for Lebanon: A Modern History of Lebanese–Egyptian Relations Svat Soucek, A History of Inner Asia John S. Bowman (ed.), Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture Keith Quincy, Harvesting Pa Chay’s Wheat: The Hmong and America’s Secret War in Laos Donald N. Clark, Culture and Customs of Korea Syngman Rhee, The Spirit of Independence: A Primer of Korean Modernization and Reform R. Keith Schoppa, The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History Matthew Sommer, Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China Weili Ye, Seeking Modernity in China’s Name: Chinese Students in the US 1900–1927 Hua Lan and V. Fong (ed.), Women in Republican China: A Sourcebook David Shambaugh (ed.), The Modern Chinese State Colin Mackerras, The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China John Benson and Takao Matsumura, Japan 1868–1945: From Isolation to Occupation Marius B. Jansen, The Making of Modern Japan Fujiko Hara and Marius B. Jansen, The Autobiography of Ozaki Yukio: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in Japan Helen Irving (ed.), The Centenary Companion to Australian Federation Ged Martin, Australia, New Zealand and Federation 1882–1901. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews two books on the history of Japan. 'Inside GHQ: The Allied Occupation of Japan and Its Legacy,' by Takemae Eiji; 'Japan: A Modern History,' by James L. McClain.