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Asia-Pacific Magazine
Table of Contents for 1996

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The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 1 Apr 1996

• Opiate of the Atheists?: The Panchen Lama controversy by John Powers

  [Chinese leaders face an image problem over the selection of the Panchen Lama]

  
  
• India, China and the East Asian Miracle by Ross Garnaut

  [from Asia Pacific Profiles first of a two-part series on East Asia's two emerging giants]

  
  
• Divided Lives: A story of indigenous people and the Pacific War by Tessa Morris-Suzuki

  [The impact of the Pacific War on the indigenous people of North East Asia]

  
  
• Hope and Tragedy for Migrants in Malaysia by Sidney Jones

  [About millions of workers on the move throughout Asia seeking their fortune]

  
  
• A New Balance of Power in Asia? by Paul Dibb

  [Asia will play an important part in the historic shift in the global balance of power]

  
  
• Land Management: Papua New Guinea's dilemma by Bryant Allen

  [How Papua New Guinea's land resources are facing increasing pressure]

  
  
• Hidden Treasures by Merle Ricklefs

  [Java's Radyapustaka Museum contains an important collection of materials]

  
  
• Cleaning Up Java's Wells by James Fox
  
• Preserving Vanuatu's Culture by Darrell Tryon
  
• Easter in the Philippines by Peter Raftos
  
• Debate: The Indonesia-Australia Security Treaty

  [Commentators from China, Indonesia and Australia give their views]

• Book Reviews
  
• Letters
  
• Australia's widthdrawal symptom by Sabam Siagian

  [Sabam Siagian is currently a member of the Board of Directors for The Jakarta Post. He was Indonesia's Ambassador for Australia from July 1991 to July 1995]

The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 2 May 1996

• Tiananmen: gate of darkness by Geremie Barmé

  [Questioning the belief that there is only one correct path for China]

  
  
• India and China: Reforming Giants by Ross Garnaut

  [Part 2 of comparison of the reform process and development in India and China]

  
  
• The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS): The international conscience by W. Jackson Davis

  [The future of small island states presents a moral issue for the entire world]

  
  
• Exploring the Mekong's Past and Present by Milton Osborne

  [The English-speaking world has largely ignored the achievements of the French expedition which explored the Mekong last century]

  
  
• Japanese Science and Technology Before Perry: Stagnation or development? by Morris Low

  [The idea Japan was closed off before Commodore Perry arrived is questionable]

  
  
• Temples of Words: Balinese Literary Traditions by Helen Creese

  [Bali's rich and ancient literary heritage is little known outside the island]

  
  
• The APEC Initiative: Maintaining the momentum in Manila by Peter Drysdale

  [The APEC nations need to keep up the momentum of Osaka]

  
  
• Sannai Maruyama: A new view of prehistoric Japan by Mark Hudson

  [An archaeological site on Honshu Island has created huge interest]

  
  
• Clever Hoax or Natural Healing? by Peter Raftos

  [Faith healers are the most popular choice for the sick in the Philippines]

  
  
• Debate: Forestry in the Western Pacific

  [To log or not to log is a key issue facing the region's developing nations]

• Book Reviews
  
• Letters
  
• Regional Commentary: ASEAN struck dumb by crisis by Michael Richardson

  [Michael Richardson is Asia Editor of the International Herald Tribune]

The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 3 Jun 1996

• Japan and the Bomb: A cause for concern? by Andrew Mack

  [The possibility that Japan might seek to acquire nuclear weapons is not so far fetched as it may appear]

  
  
• Decision Time for Vietnam by Suiwah Leung

  [Vietnam's recent economic past and the country's prospects]

  
  
• The Student Prince who Saved a Monarchy by David K. Wyatt

  [A look at the role of the monarchy in Thailand over the past century as King Bhumibol celebrates 50 years on the throne]

  
  
• Ad-men of India by Robin Jeffrey

  [Growth of advertising in India and some aspects of consumerism in the sub-continent]

  
  
• A Tale of Two Thai Cities by Milton Osborne

  [Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai are two cities worth visiting]

  
  
• How Indonesia Won Independence by Merle Ricklefs

  [Indonesia's struggle to throw off Dutch colonial rule at the end of World War II]

  
  
• Politics and Cultural Myths: Democracy Asian style versus the West by Stephanie Lawson

  [How democracy Asian style shapes up against its Western counterpart]

  
  
• Love, Recrimination and Depression... A myth exposed by Michael Young

  [The "missing years" for Bronislaw Malinowski, "father" of social anthropology in Britain, who had close and mysterious contact with Australia at the time of World War I]

  
  
• The Pentagon Gives Way to a New Canoe by David Ambrose

  [The South Pacific Commission after 50 years in temporary accommodation has a new home in its purpose-built headquarters]

  
  
• Debate: Asian Values

  [Three views on what constitute "Asian values"]

• Book Reviews
  
• Letters
  
• Regional Commentary: ASEAN's challenges in the ARF by Kavi Chongkittavorn

  [Kavi Chongkittavorn is Executive Editor of the Bangkok-based English-language newspaper, The Nation]

The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 4 Dec 1996

[Published as "New Asia-Pacific Review", Vol. 3 No. 1 1996]

Policy and International Issues

• Taiwan's Balancing Act: Growth or Democracy? by Heather Smith

  [An examination of the dilemma facing the "other China"]

  
  
• Stalemate on Bougainville by James Griffin

  [Recent developments since the beginning of the secessionist rebellion on Bougainville]

  
  
• Asia's Rising Opium Harvest by Alfred McCoy

  [The impact of drug policies upon the world trade in drugs]

  
  
• Pacific Security and Washington Politics by Coral Bell

  [Changing needs and alliances for maintaining Pacific security?]

  Arts & Culture

• Tibetan Art and Culture by Moke Mokotoff
  
• Vietnam 1945: Opera Houses, Botanical Gardens and Revolution Peter Browne interviews David Marr
  
• Fiction: New Asia Writers by Gerson Poyk

  Asia Observed

• Editorial: A New World, A New Partnership by Merle Ricklefs and James Borton
  
• Asian Observer: Arts, Business & Cultural Highlights by Bruce Doar and Sherry Schwartz
  
• New Asia Media: Climbing the Great Wall by Diane Wolff
  
• Book Reviews: Arts, Politics & Literature
  
• The Last Word: Washington Still the Essential Ingredient by Greg Sheridan

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