The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
Liberal Viewpoint
BY DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES =

IF there is any field of human study which de-
i serves the broad approach afforded by sociol-
| ogy it is that of international relations. The
| sociologists have not lived up to their oppor
! tunity, but they have tackled one or another
phase of international relations incidental to
their broader sociological STUDIES. Professor and
Mrs. Bernard carefully have tabulated and ana
! lyzed the contributions to the field of interna-
| tional relations which have been made by lead
ing American sociOiogsts. C'Sociology and the
Study of International Relations" BY L. L. Ber-
nard, and Jessie Bernard. Washington Univer-
sty Studies SD
Mr. Brailsford has for a generation been
recognized as one of the best informed and most
realistic Of our writer's on economic and public
problems He has made many important con-
tributions to the economic foundations of cur
rent international problems, including the causes
Of the World war
In the present book he considers the world
wide depression viewed as an international prob
lem. Property or Peace" BY Henry Noel Brais-
ford. Covici-Friede. So He riddles relentlessly
the system set up after the World war by the
victorious powers and argues powerfully the
thesis that neither prosperity nor security can
be established without the establishment of So
cial democracy. His volume is probably the most
important book of the last year that deals with
the world aspects of the depression and the
economic problems of the day.
MIR. AND MRS. CHARLES throw much light
1F1 upon the present problem of national
ism in India Their book constitutes a personal
account of experiences, while Mr.. Charles was
principal of a large native college in central
India 1t presents colorful drama and cultural
reality of the Indian complex more wildly and
effectively than many large systematic
manual on the government of India. C'Indian
Patchwork" By Edward and Mary Charles
So
China may be submerged by Japan at pres
ent but sooner or later it is bound to be heard
from, and in no small way. country of such
vast population, great resources and distn-
guiShed historical tradition can not be kept
down forever
Many aspects of the Chinese problem have
been treated very effectively and thoroughly,
especially such matters as foreign investments
in China, the missionary problem and Chlnas
place in the international relations Of the far
east. We have lacked however, a clear, au
thoritative and well-rounded history of the Chi
nese people, both political and cultural.
This gap now has been filled most success
fully filed by the two volumes of Professor
Latourette. The first volume is devoted primar-
lily to the history of China, interpreted in
broad way as a phase of the history of civih-
zation. The second volume presents an analysis
of the Chinese people, their government, eco
nomic life, religion and fine arts.
MA fILE pdSeQ upon UQe laIeSC scholarship,
w the volumes are written in a clear ana
popular fashion and should encourage many to
read them with interest and thus extend their
knowledge of the great oriental state which
boasts more than five thousand years of re-
corded history and may ultimately dominate the
world scene as it did during the Middle Ages
The Chinese, Their History and Culture" BY
Kenneth Scott LatoWette. Vols I and II. Mac
MILAN Company. $500
The arrogance of Europeans toward native
populations during periods of Imperialism has
made it difficult for Occidentals to have accurate
and sympathetic knowledge of primitive natives
Modern anthropolOgy and natural history have
helped to remedy this deficiency. Professor and
Mrs HerskoVits have studied an interesting
exhibit in the form of an African Negro COM
munity in Dutch Guiana
1t is composed of descendants of Negro slaves
who rebeled and fled from their Dutch masters
in the eighteenth century. Isolation in the dense
bush land has enabled them to preserve their
original African civilization with slight change.
The book affords much Illuminating Insight into
the culture of primitives as interpreted by
trained and sympathetic anthropologist. Rebel
Destiny" BY Melville j. and Frances S. Hersko-
Wits. Whittlesey House. So.