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Like many other institutions of learning, Columbia University sues "Studies in History, Economics, "ud Public Law" in annual volumes of. which that for 1921-22 is the 1¢tsp volume. The 99th volume consists of two books, one of which is on Japan's Financial Relations to the U.S., and the other, the one which heads this notice, concerning the author of which we have no information other than that contained in this treatise, which shows that her degree has been well earned, The first 133 pages, in six chapters, are devoted to a resume of the agricultural and economic history of China from the classical period down to Modern China. These chapters contain copious citations of authorities. Part 11, which comprises more than twice og many pages, offers literal translations with explanations, but without prejudice, from the sources of importance. This is said ro constitute a complete History of the Agricultural and Economic Acministration of China from the beginning. There is. a Bibliography of ten pages, covering 117 different volumes, or sets of velumes, some of them in themselves small libraries, although it is not affirmed that all of them have Twen consulted. We are informed that this is the frst time that most of this material has been translated, each of the selections being yiaced under the dynasty when, it was written.
The author considers the work to be strictly inductive in the sense that in her mind there were no preconceptions whatever, other than a recognition of the striking contradictions which past Chinese conditions present when contrasted with the present. Les With regard to. preconceptions" it may be remembered that in this University series (volumes 44 and 49) Dr. Ch'en Huam-chang more than eleven years ago published his "Economic Principles of Confucius and His School," in which the same claim was made <mpartialivy and refusal to "read in"? anything not to be, found in the original, Yet in rendering the sentence in the Analects (LI. xv.)
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