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Number 2 contains nineteen papers presented at the Tenth Pacific Science Congress held in Hawaii from August to September 1961. Most of these articles are of interest to the specialist rather than the general reader, such as the section headed "Geo-chronology: Methods and Results" which is concerned with methods of dating. The article by Roger Green on "The Application of Matrix Index Systems to Archaeological Materials" is, I imagine, of special significance to archaeologists.
For the general reader the section entitled "Trade Porcelain and Stoneware in Southeast Asia” is of considerable interest, in particular the article by Kamer Aga-Oglu on "Ming Porcelain from sites in the Philippines" with five plates in black and white. This should appeal to those interested in Chinese porcelain in general.
These two numbers are finely produced, and include illustrations, maps and charts,
J. L. C-B.
THE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASIN. Edited by J. D. Chapman. Hong Kong University Press, 1963. Paper Covers. 53 pages. HK$2.00.
This booklet contains an account of the proceedings of a Seminar on the development and administration of the International River Basin held under the auspices of the Regional Training Centre for United Nations Fellows at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in September 1961. The main question posed by the organizers of the Seminar was "What are the specific difficulties of international river basin development?” This report contains the consensus of the seminar on a number of questions. The short sections on the Indus and on the Mekong will be of special interest to inhabitants of East Asia. The book contains a useful selected bibliography.
BOOK REVIEWS
141
Number 2 contains nineteen papers presented at the Tenth Pacific Science Congress held in Hawaii from August to September 1961. Most of these articles are of interest to the specialist rather than the general reader, such as the section headed "Geo-chronology: Methods and Results" which is concerned with methods of dating. The article by Roger Green on "The Applica- tion of Matrix Index Systems to Archaeological Materials" is, I imagine, of special significance to archaeologists.
For the general reader the section entitled "Trade Porcelain and Stoneware in Southeast Asia” is of considerable interest, in particular the article by Kamer Aga-Oglu on "Ming Porcelain from sites in the Philippines" with five plates in black and white. This should appeal to those interested in Chinese porcelain in general.
These two numbers are finely produced, and include illustra- tions, maps and charts,
J. L. C-B.
THE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASIN. Edited by J. D. Chapman. Hong Kong University Press, 1963. Paper Covers. 53 pages. HK$2.00.
This booklet contains an account of the proceedings of a Seminar on the development and administration of the Inter- national River Basin held under the auspices of the Regional Training Centre for United Nations Fellows at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in September 1961. The main question posed by the organizers of the Seminar was "What are the specific difficulties of international river basin development?” This report contains the consensus of the seminar on a number of questions. The short sections on the Indus and on the Mekong will be of special interest to inhabitants of East Asia. The book contains a useful selected bibliography.
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