Evening star., 1931-05-31

Japan in Transition.

In connection with the recent labor
disturbances In Japan the Public Liz
brary calls attention to the following
books:
Social and Intellectual Life.
Modern Japan and It's Problems, by
@. C. Allen. 1928. G67.A1 53m.
"The purpose of the book is To point
out the institutions and systems Of the
West which have been accepted in
japan, and the extent to which Japan
has modified these to suit her own
! civilization"
Realism in Romantic Japan, by Miriam
Beard. 1880. G66.B38.
The author has observed keenly, and
! carefully analyzed the problems in the
political, social and cultural world of
| modern Japan-in that peculiar state of
transition between feudal romanticism
and modern industrialism."
The New japanese Womanhood, by
A. K. Faust. 1925. KW.F277n.
"The president of one OF Japan's
ample opportunity to observe and study
the newly developing type of woman
hood in that country" He adds a brief
sketch Of the life Of japanese women
in the past
Present Day Japan, by Yusuke Tsurun1i.
1926. GET T78.
New forces in the intellectual life Of
Japan-important writer's, modern lit
erature. the novel, the drama, poetry,
and the immense influence Of the news
papers, which have literary quality, and
do not cater to advertisers.
Contemporary Thought Of Japan and
China, by Kyoson Tsuchida. 1927,
"In writing this book Mr.. Tsuchida's
purpose was to give the Western read
ers an idea of what educated japanese
| and Chinese are thinking, and to pre-
sent, through his criticism of this
thought. his own views"
History Of Japanese Religion, with Spe-
cial Reference to the Social and
Morsl Life Of the Nation. by Masa-
haru Anesaki. 1880. BzB.An37.
Industrial Conditions.
The Effect Of the World War Upon the
Commerce and Industry Of Japan.
Commerce, by Kakujiro Yamasaki-
Industry. by Gotaro Ogawa. 1929.
HC.C2l6j. v. !.
Studies made under the supervision
OF the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace, and part Of the Japa-
| nese series in the Economic and Social
History of the World War"
i The Basic Industries and Social His.
tory OF Japan, 19l4-19l8. by Ushisa-
buro Kobayashi. 1880. NC. .C2l6j. v. Q.
THE effects of the war upon the
agricultural, forestry, mining and fish
ing industries OF Japan-the economic
and other changes and the policies
i, which. In consequence, were adopted by
| its government"
Japan's Economic Position; the Prog
ress Of 1ndustrialization, by j. z.
Orchard. 1880. HC67. .Orl3.
Politics and Foreign Relations.
The Far East: A Political and Diplo-
matte History, by P. j. Treat. 1923.
Ju60.T7f
"A specialist in the history of the
| East. who knows how to make his writ
lngs both attractive and accurate. here
| furnishes a survey Of the Vests DO
| litical and diplomatic relations with
the great countries Of the Orient that
meets an urgent need and Is sure to be
counted with"
Our Far Eastern Assignment, by Felix
Morley. 1925. JU60. .M825.
mo one viii agree completely with
everything Mr.. Morley says about the
| Far Eastern countries. But this book
does give broadly sketched and sub
| stantially accurate picture of what is
going on across the Pacific" Grover
| Clark.
| Japan in Recent Times, l912-l926, by
A. M. Young 1929. F67.YS.
The editor OF the Japan Chronicle
since 1922 gathers into connected
story the gist OF many of his editorials.
| THE story of Japan's intervention in
Siberia, its course in China, its Korean
and Formosan policies, the growth of
labor unionism. the spread of anti
| alienism in certain quarters. the polit-
| ical imbroglios are all told either
| for the first time to Western readers or
| told in more complete detail"
| Diplomatic Relations Between the