Reviews of books on oracle bones, language and script, violence in China, etc.: SPP
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Sino-Platonic Papers has rereleased the third volume in its series of book reviews: Reviews III (8.3 MB PDF).
This volume was first published in October 1991.
The main topics of the books in this volume are
- Violence in China
- Scientific Stagnation in Traditional China.
- Oracle Shell and Bone Inscriptions (OSBIs)
- Proto-Language And Culture
- Language and Script
- Reference Tools for Sinitic Languages
- Literature and the Life of Peking
- Religion and Philosophy
- Words
- The New World
- “Barbarian” Business
- South Asia
- Miscellaneous
For those who hesitate to download such a large file without knowing which books were reviewed, you may consult the table of contents (small HTML file).