Book reviews

Far East East Asia: Tradition and Transformation. By John K. Fairbank, Edwin O. Reischauer and Albert M. Craig. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1973. Pp. 969. Maps. Illus. Index. £8.50. Authority, Participation and Cultural Change in China. Edited by Stuart R. Schram. London, Cambridge University Press, 1973. Pp. viii+350. Index. £5.50. (£1.70 paper). Szechwan and the Chinese Republic: Provincial Militarism and Central Power, 1911–1938. By Robert A. Kapp. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1974. Pp. 198. Maps. Glossary. Bibliog. Index. £4.00. Frontier Defense and the Open Door. Manchuria in Chinese‐American Relations, 1895–1911. By Michael H. Hunt. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1973. Pp. 281. Map. llus. Glossary. Bibliog. Index. £4.95. The Breach in the Wall: A…