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Asia-Pacific Magazine
Table of Contents for 1997

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The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 5 Mar 1997

Policy and International Issues

• Daw Aung Suu Kyi and Burma's Second Struggle for Independence by Peter Carey

  [A self-confessed sentimental journey to visit an old friend and the rediscovery of her courage and leadership]

  
  
• Is Japan Facing Financial Armagedon ? by Gavan MacCormack

  [Despite the glitter of Japan's contemporary prosperity, the losses contingent upon the collapse of the bubble are comparable in financial terms with those experienced 50 years ago as a result of war and defeat]

  
  
• Bhutan, India and the Nepalese Diaspora by Bertil Linter

  [With more than 100,000 ethnic Nepalese in camps in southeastern nepal, there remain disparate interpretations on whether they are "victims of Bosnia-style ethnic cleansing" or merely illegal immigrants claimed by Bhutanese authorities]

  
  
• Will North Korea Survive? by Andrew Mack

  [North Korea's repressive regime faces a real dillema. Itr remains terrified of opening up the economy for fear that this will unleash political forces which will overthrow it, but if it doesn't liberalize, the current disastrous economic decline will continue]

  
  
• Asia-Pacific Security: Challenge to Diplomacy by James L. Richardson

  [While the World has observed the remarkable economic transformation of the dragons-South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, there remain fears for security, which have led to a perceptible military build-up in the region]

  
  
• Growth Triangles and Vicious Circles: Peace and Development in Mindanao by Mark Turner

  [Late last year, Philippine President, Fidel Ramos and Muslim insurgency leader, Nur Misuari, signed a peace agreement ending 25 years of civil war on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao]

  
  
• India's Changing Political Landscape by Ramesh Thakur

  [The development of free democratic elections in a population of over 600 million is exceptional and a triumph for India's election machinery]

  
  
• Full Steam Ahead for Indonesia by Ross McLeod

  [Indonesia continues to astound the economic pundits. Many observers cannot bring themselves to think of Indonesia as a success story even after 50 years of independence but continue to pore over tea leaves for clues to an impending disaster]

  Arts & Culture

• Korean Poetry by Julia KyungJa Im, translated by Yearn Hong Choi
  
• Asian Languages Diane Wolff

  [A Shopping Guide to all types of Applications, Software, Electronic Dictionaries, language Learning Software and Electronic Translation Tools and Services]

• Book Reviews: Arts, Politics & Literature
  
• The Last Word: "Oriental Orientalism" by Geremie Barmé

The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 6-7 Jun/Sep 1997

• Nawaz Sharif and the Eight Amendement by Samina Yasmeen

  [One step closer to 'real' democracy in Pakistan?]

  
  
• Kidnapping in the Philippines: Culture, Industry or Cancer? by Mark Turner
  
• The 'Lifeworld' in the 'System': the Dynamics of Crisis in Papua New Guinea by Sinclar Dinnen
  
• A Diamond can be a Woman's Best Friend by Ramesh Thakur

  [The position of women in the developing world]

  
  
• A North Korean Recovery? by Heather Smith

  [Possible solitions to North Korea's dire economic curcumstances]

  
  
• Sino-Thai Business Culture by Craig Reynolds

  [A literary resource for Thai and Chinese business]

  
  
• Encountering the Social Divide: Status Discrimination in Japan
  
  
  • Breaking Literary Taboos in Japan by Veronica Taylor

    [Censorship and self-censorship in publishing in Japan]

    
    
  • The Buraku Question by Nobuaki Teraki

    [The Buraku, a segment of society little-known outside Japan and realy discussed inside Japan]

  
  
• Robinson Crusoe in Indonesia by Ian Proudfoot

  [The historical significance of Daniel Defoe's famous adventure study for Indonesian readers]

  
  
• Asia's Hard and Soft Cities by Peter Rimmer

  [Urban transition under way in Asia - some issues for planners]

  
  
• Where the Grass seems Greener... by Elizabeth Wishnick

  [On Russia's new Chinese immigration problem and Russia's view towards Asia]

  
  
• The White Rajah's Son by Cassandra Pybus

  [The mystery of Esca Brooke, the eldest son of the second Rajah of Sarawak]

  
  
• Interviews:
  • The Victims of SLORC: Karen Refugees Living in Thailand.
    Karen refugees talk with Peter Kiernan
    
  • Proud and Prejudiced: The story of the Burghers of Sri Lanka.
    Tina Faulk interviews Rodney Ferdinans
• Book Reviews
• Regional Commentary: China engages ASEAN by Kavi Chongkittavorn

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

The Asia Pacific Magazine No. 8 Dec 1997

• The Art and Nationalism: Three decades of Vietnamese War Posters (1965-1995) by Thaveeporn Vasavakul

  [Modern and traditional images and symbols are used in war posters by a nationstate seeking popular support]

  
  
• Poverty, Ethnicity and Economics: Malaysia's Challenges and Achievements by Prema-chandra Athukorala

  [The Malaysian development experience]

  
  
• Mercenaries, Mines and Politics: Papua New Guinea's Sandline Affair by Sinclar Dinnen

  [The course and consequences of the recent mercenary debacle in PNG]

  
  
• Dawn in the Deltas: Rice and Taxes in Vietnam by Peter Mares

  [Why the profits of Vietnam's rice export boom are not reaching the farmers]

  
  
• Nuclear Power in Southeast Asia: Risk and Alternatives by Jon Barnett and John Taylor

  [Environmental, economic and security aspects of nuclear energy]

  
  
• Troubled Waters: Island Flashpoints in Northeast Asia by by Andrew Mack

  [The nature of disputes in some of the Northeast Asian island troublespots]

  
  
• Central Asia's New Great Game by Christopher Kremmer

  [Observing the civil war in Afghanistan from close quarters]

  
  
• Paradise Lost? Khizir Tiwana and the 1947 Partition of India by Ian Talbot

  [Pre-partition politics led to divided Punjab: the failed attempts of Unionist leader, Khizr Tiwana to establish an independent dominion]

  
  
• Border Crossings: Changing Identities of Japanese War Brides by Keiko Tamura

  [The problems that confrontet Japanese "war brides" and their recent attempts to put those difficulties behind them]

  
  
• India at 50: Child of Destiny or Melancholy? by Ramesh Thakur

  [India's progress after 50 years of independence]

  
  
• Interview:
  • The Present Directed by the Past: Building on Tradition in Asian Architecture
    Peter Browne interviews William Lim
• Book Reviews
  
• Regional Commentary: Asia's Damaged and Diminishing Resources by Michael Richardson

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

Page last updated: 6 Aug 1998.