Bulletin Spring 1979

Recent Publications of University Press Journal o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies, Vol. IX The current issue is published in two volumes totalling 630 pages. The first volume contains 11 Chinese articles and the second 6 English articles, covering various aspects o f Chinese studies: arch aeology, literature, art, social studies and economics. Twelve book reviews have also been included. Titles o f the articles are: (In Chinese) Lin Shou-chin, Academic Contributions o f the Excavation at Shang Ts' un Ling Yen Keng-wang, Brief Notes on the Omissions and Errors in the Standard Histories Jao Tsung-i, Artists and A rt Theories o f the Late Ming Dynasty Y ü Ying-shih, Ts'ao Hs ü eh-chin Literary Relation ships with Tun Min and Tun Ch'eng Tsuen-hsuin Tsien, Chinese Paper fo r Graphic and Decorative Arts Kenneth C. K. Liang, Political Deterioration and Collective Disturbance in China, 1796 to 1911 Han-sheng Chuan & Ho Hon-wai, The Merchant managed Railways in the Late Ch'ing Period Yuk Wong, Te-Ch'ing on Buddha-nature by Assimila ting Confucianism and Taoism P'an Wu-su, The Four Divisions o f Law in Sung China Yang Y ü an, The Geographical Distributions o f the Yen-Kuan, Tieh-Kuan and Kung-Kuan in the Former Han Dynasty C. Y. Wong, A Critical Review o f Chiang Liang-fu's Chronological and Biographical Data for Famous Chinese (Second Edition) (In English) Chun-shu Chang & Hs ü eh-lun Chang, K 'ung Shang- Jen and His T'ao-Hua Shan— A Dramatist's Reflections on theMing-Ch'ing Dynastic Transition Yeh-chien Wang, Economic Depression and China's Monetary Reform in 1935 David Faure, The Rural Economy o f KiangsuProvince 1870-1911 R. Quested and N. Tsuji, A Fresh Look at the Sino- Russian Conflict o f 1900 in Manchuria Cheng Te-k'un, Ch 'in-Han Architectural Remains Noel Barnard, The Nieh Ling Yi The Influential Clans o f the Chin and Southern Dynasties By Wang Yi-T'ung This book by Professor Wang Yi-T'ung o f the University o f Pittsburgh is in two volumes. The first volume traces the history o f the influential clans of the Chin and Southern Dynasties, and the second contains 75 tables showing the genealogical trees of the clans. The existence o f influential clans is a unique phenomenon in Chinese history and this authoritative work is a comprehensive study o f it. Elementary COBOL: A Structured Programming Approach By Douglas S. Tung Of all the computer languages, COBOL (Com mon Business Oriented Language) is the most widely and extensively used language for administrative data processing. This book has been designed to facilitate the learning o f COBOL. The author's fundamental premise is that it is not enough to be able to use the language: it is equally important to adopt a systematic approach to pro gramming. In line w ith the latest developments in programming techniques, the concepts o f structured programming, resulting in simplification o f program ming tasks and improved clarity, are adopted in this 5