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The Asia-Pacific Magazine quarterly is published by the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra ACT 0200, Australia.

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No. 1 April 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]

• 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]

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

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

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  No. 2 May 1996

• Tiananmen: gate of darkness by Geremie Barmé

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

• Temples of Words: Balinese Literary Traditions by Helen Creese

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

• 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]

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

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

• India and China: Reforming Giants by Ross Garnaut

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

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

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

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

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

• 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]

• Clever Hoax or Natural Healing? by Peter Raftos

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

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  No. 3 June 1996

• 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]

• 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]

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