. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. The New York Times Book Review, May 16, 1943. 25 New Editions, Fine & Otherwise By BD WA RD LA ROCQ UE TINKBR THE Reference Shelfs **In- dependence for India?** compiled by Julia E. John- sen, has been issued (H. W. Wilson Company, $). This is a particularly useful and suitable book about the peninsular sub- continent of Asia—the key to a long or Short war. At this time when it is vital that we should understand more about the Prob- lems of I
. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. The New York Times Book Review, May 16, 1943. 25 New Editions, Fine & Otherwise By BD WA RD LA ROCQ UE TINKBR THE Reference Shelfs **In- dependence for India?** compiled by Julia E. John- sen, has been issued (H. W. Wilson Company, $). This is a particularly useful and suitable book about the peninsular sub- continent of Asia—the key to a long or Short war. At this time when it is vital that we should understand more about the Prob- lems of India, its history and cul- ture, its potentialities and its de- grree of readiness for self-rule, it is of great advantag^e that au- thentic material be presented without bias or prejudice. There is such an inunense amount of available Uterature on this sub- ject that it becomes almost an insurmountable dif f iculty because of its bulk, so an ample bibliog- raphy has been added. It includes pieces of recent issue and present relevance from both Indian and British sources. As the cradle of an ancient civilization, India's story of the rise and fall of great kingdoms has interested the literate world, for it was the culture of the arts and literature matched against the vigor of disciplined mili- tary forces. Relentless invasions swept the country and a unified India seemed impossible of ac- complishment until now, when the British regime "has gone fur- ther in approach'' to that ideal. It was Queen Elizabeth's grant to a body of merchants in the seventeenth Century that sent numbers of her countrymen to India, and soon they advanced to "territorial ; Warren Hastings, first Govcmor of Ben- gale established British govem- ment in Indla about 175 years later, and it was not until 1877 that Queen Victoria assumed the title of "Ehnpress of ; The language barriers are only another hurdle in the absorbing question of the social and geo- graphi
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