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1 Journal of East Asian Libraries Volume 1999 Number 117 Article Book Reviews Edward Martinique Yuan Zhou Wen-Kai Kung Follow this and additional works at: BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Martinique, Edward; Zhou, Yuan; and Kung, Wen-Kai (1999) "Book Reviews," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol : No. 117, Article 13. Available at: This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of East Asian Libraries by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact scholarsarchive@byu.edu, ellen_amatangelo@byu.edu.

2 BOOK REVIEWS helliwell david repair binding old chinese books east asian library journal gest library ofprinceton university 8 I1 spring ding yus zhongguo Zhongguo guji zhuangdingxiubujishu art repairing binding old chinese books peiching shu mu wen hsien chu pan 1980 translation ofxiao zhentang zhenyang Zhentang zhuang adapted western conservatory conservators both succinct thorough aspects conserving chinese traditionally bound books dealt clearcut cut straightforward exposition faultlessly logical progression introduction description binding structures terminology preparation through repairing paper specific types damage basic techniques special preservation techniques book binding structures conservators Conserva conservatory wise copy dr helliwells Helliwells concluding observations pages mount above work benches glossary included full description procedure jade set gold binding jin xiangyu I1 believe explained fully earlier english language works subject illustrations plates clear relevant although article lacks index conservator feels needs make outline articles sections subsections subsubsections yield detailed table contents similar tables contents subsections found old chinese books further indexing desired page numbers glossary entries filled those entries I1 found minor inaccuracy whole work page 107 direction see fitting comer protectors below should see fitting comer protectors above article very comprehensive aspects subject very authoritative topics covered hoped article establish standard terminology chinese book conservation I1 encourage every east asian librarian bring work attention library conservatory conservators even need procure copy them place work rooms edward martinique gyongyi song dajin bajin sun cultural revolution bibliography harvard yenching benching library bibliographical series VI cambridge mass harvard yenching benching library harvard university 1998 cultural revolution perhaps fascinating chapter modem chinese history full fall fuli fail social political turbulence drastic dramatic changes date retains few unsolved mysteries possibly social movement widest participation five thousand years chinese history biggest cities smallest remote villages chinese men women ages led precisely cases dragged soul touching revolution consequently cultural revolution finally ended 1976 ten long years left deep mark virtually every chinese heart affecting way thinking behavior years entire life thus exaggeration say wants better understand todays china people needs know cultural revolution 125

3 reasons mentioned above perhaps many others students scholars china studies around world taken keen interest studying chinese cultural revolution publications subject produced ever since cultural revolution began unfold these publications first written outside observers scholars specialists west those hong kong taiwan japan later 1980s 1990s increasingly people china scholars witnesses victims cultural revolution increased publications subject means increased resources those need study cultural revolution however librarian experienced researcher quickly point existence certain resources does equal availability fact get resources often requires much tedious laborious work always starts searching case cultural revolution studies task comprehensive search formidable since revolution lasted ten years included numerous incidents activities involving wide range aspects addition search may involve digging publications number countries regions several languages mentioned earlier during cultural revolution research analyses revolution exclusively done outside world while two decades growing number publications come china many these include invaluable insights analysis thus my first reaction quickly browsing newly published bibliography great asset anyone needs study chinese cultural revolution wonderful reference tool librarians professors beautifully bound volume reference book comprehensive bibliography cultural revolution scope bibliography extensive includes items published west primarily english well china hong kong taiwan japan period thirty years these items include monographs journal newspaper articles videotapes sound recordings authors collected unpublished theses dissertations book consists main body fifteen chapters author index title index first chapter book general works aftermath revolution rest chapters arranged subject each dealing particular aspect cultural mao zedong revolution zerong cultural revolution red guard urban youth rustication foreign policy relations I1 found subject coverage book cultural revolution wide well balanced arrangement chapters straightforward titles chapters concise yet clear bibliography annotated each chapter book contains three lists related items namely lists materials chinese japanese english western languages although bibliography does intend cover primary resources rather secondary resources books analyses research articles cultural revolution contains items primary resource nature news reports chronologies reminiscences addition chapter thirteen devoted exclusively literary works cultural revolution coverage chapter unlike chapters book comprehensive selective opening lines chapter explain bibliographys format entries bibliograph fairly standard chinese japanese entries author title information listed first 126

4 womanized romanized form then vernacular pinyin pincin used womanizing romanizing chinese modified hepburn japanese addition subject categories bibliography provides users two approaches searching given entry included author index title index within indexes entries listed single alphabetical order cross references provided author index authors multiple names compiling great number publications unpublished resources several languages well organized indexed single volume bibliography contributes greatly research cultural revolution provides students scholars handy reference used examine previous research given topic guide collecting relevant resources bibliography published time control chinese government research cultural revolution seems loosening bit while memory chinese people catastrophic movement seems fading same time primary resources become available new wave interest further study part chinese history cultural revolution without doubt subjects chinese history continue draw intensive studies many years come thus bibliography under review sustained value research reference tool fact likely demand updated enlarged edition future event I1 hope authors current title continue collect new published unpublished resources subject I1 two suggestions improvement future edition first useful bibliography list periodicals newspapers cited book brief essential bibliographic information list lists periodicals another newspapers very helpful users locating specific journal newspaper particularly true case chinese source since may published china hong kong taiwan even western country second authors collect newly available sources I1 suggest addition continuing general search additional citations published period covered current edition make particular effort collect japanese citations published late 1980s conclude bibliography under review great asset academic community studies chinese cultural revolution facilitate stimulate further studies future research subject I1 recommend bibliography added reference collections research libraries especially those having chinese studies clientele yuan zhou university chicago gyongyi song yongyi dajin bajin sun comps eugene wu editor cultural revolution 4 bibliography cambridge MA harvard yenching benching library ap xi 521 pp ISBN during decade anarchic violent great cultural revolution devastated peoples republic china hundreds thousands people killed numerous officials intellectuals fell victim tragedy red guards groups lawlessly attacked persecuted humiliated destroyed targeted people nearly led collapse chinese economy social order 127

5 many scholars around world published studies catastrophic period contemporary china two bibliographies published james C F wangs bangs cultural revolution china annotated bibliography 1976 robert geohlerts cultural revolution selected bibliography 1988 however these two bibliographies contain publications western languages 1998 gyongyi song ofdickinson college dajin bajin sun university pittsburgh compiled bibliography under review date comprehensive bibliography subject monumental work lists monographs journal newspaper articles published chinese japanese western languages plus few publications issued 1997 inclusion chinese japanese publications makes bibliography comprehensive complete earlier two bibliographies thus fills long awaited need scholars researchers song sun benefiting earlier two bibliographies included titles those two bibliographies bibliography incorporated wangs bangs nine chapters table contents added five chapters own song sun arranged contents massive bibliography fourteen categories general works mao zedong zerong cultural revolution CCP leaders cultural revolution red guards urban youth rustication rebels mass movements heterodox thoughts armys ardys participation economic conditions social life education intellectuals science arts foreign policy relations cultural revolution provinces literary works cultural revolution aftermath each chapter begins brief introduction scope nature materials included these chapters cover well multiple aspects cultural revolution many researchers especially students familiar cultural revolution interested origins turbulent event compilers addition including studies origins first chapter general works include separate chapter origins cultural revolution direct researchers attentions those materials easily quickly bibliography primarily includes secondary sources chapter listing bibliographies compilations primary sources cultural revolution add value though vast primary documents archives under chinese government control may accessible many original sources produced during cultural revolution collected organized even reprinted red guard publications red guard publications supplement 1 2 center chinese research materials number compilations primary sources published chinese english appended end book very useful author title indexes chinese authors japanese works entered both chinese japanese romanizations names regarding format entries each chapter alphabetically listed author chinese sources listed first then followed japanese western language works general pinyin pincin romanization used chinese words modified hepburn system japanese order compile bibliography song sun conducted research major east asian collections country several large libraries china received information counsel criticism support scholars librarians administrators country abroad according compilers benefited bibliographies james wang 128

6 fudin baokan backan ziliao zilian sueyin saguin i 1 H il 1 remarkable these two young compilers while working full time academic libraries completed research preparation work enduring value two years bibliography strengthened sources following bibliography ofasian ogasian studies quanguo zhuyao backan baokan ziliao zilian suoyin sueyin 1t 0 1 jl ZE ti4 zhongwen Zhongwen qikan aikan lunwenjenlei ludwen peniel suoyin sueyin jj 7 1 l J 61 zhongwen Zhongwen baozhi eaq 1 lunwenfenlei suoyin sueyin 47 pi 1 X & zhonghua Zhong hua minguo mingao qikan aikan lunwen ludwen suoyin sueyin ah 1 1 4h zhongwen Zhongwen aikan qikan renwenji shehuikexue lunwenfenlei lunwenjenlei ludwen afef suoyin sueyin j q aj m1 t5yjaaku bunken ruimoku 3 robert goehlert louise edwards bibliographic sources fuyin suoyin p j 5 andzasshikijisakuin sakuin 4jL 41 ta t4 t 15 tosaku toaku 7 x japanese entries bibliography proofread carefully meticulous japanese librarian yet number incorrect romanizations typographical errors please note following incorrect romanizations corrections page phrase incorrect correct romanization romanization 17 1 t j & g hong bong wei bing bao zong mu ko5eiheihjsjtnoku koeiheih osomoku t 31 kakukei kakuhei tf 31 bunkaku bunsaku 32 i seiyoku seigyoku 128 ia 371 i& u kodai kodal hikaru kakumei kakuhei bunka kakumei kakuhei seiryoku seigyoku ko daiko dalko 131 cho bungen bangen yo Bu 131 jy M jl ya y3 nil nii li ii rajz rjzl daken dakken nen bunen bungen banen ro 11 shigo ryo shigo za 308 m m hyo robi tan robi z1 322 min anchee ahchee minanki minaski 322 t fu kisal hyo kisal these few comments should detract song suns invaluable contribution comprehensive bibliography much needed welcome reference tool remain very useful study chinese cultural revolution many years come wen kai kung yale university 129