“‘Awakening of China’ maintains Dr. Martin’s reputation as a leading authority on Chinese affairs, and though some allowance must be made for the optimism of a writer whose deep sympathy and interest have induced him to spend the evening of his days among the people where his life work has been done, it is a valuable and interesting contribution to our knowledge.”
| + | Lond. Times. 6: 290. S. 27, ’07. 1200w. | |
| Nation. 85: 60. Jl. ’07. 580w. |
“Not many authors are so well qualified as Dr. Martin to write a great book on the movement now taking place in China.” K. K. Kawakami.
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 440. Jl. 13. ’07. 1960w. |
“It is safe to say that no volume yet issued in this valuable series is of such immediate importance as Dr. Martin’s work. But it is rounded out by an index so hopelessly inadequate as to be a burden rather than a help to the student who would use the work for reference purposes.”
| + + − | Outlook. 87: 266. O. 5, ’07. 1900w. |
“A well informed work, and describes, in a readable, though somewhat succinct manner, the process of transformation now going on in China.” G: Louis Beer.
| + | Putnam’s. 2: 746. S. ’07. 30w. |
“Dr. Martin’s book is scarcely equal to the expectations which the reader naturally forms from its title and its general appearance.”
| + − | Spec. 99: 743. N. 16, ’07. 1290w. |