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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late May 2001
Vol. 8, No. 15 (147)

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THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 9
Entries rejected: 8

30 May 2001
2star
Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, USA
Self-description: "'Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan' - In a major collaboration between the State of Washington and the People's Republic of China, the Seattle Art Museum presents an exhibition that features a stunning archaeological discovery of a lost world. These works give voice to ancient China, but they present more questions than they answer. This web site is a virtual way for visitors to explore the questions online and post their own theories."
Supplied note: "Images of the works in the exhibit, held from May to Aug 2001."
URL http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/sichuan/
Link reported by: Newell Ann Van Auken (navanau@u.washington.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

30 May 2001
3star
Dorje Ling: Portail de Bouddhisme Tibetain
www.dorje-ling.net, France
Supplied note: "A French web site [in French] about Tibetan culture, and Tibetan Buddhism. Texts, teachings, Tibetan language, news, pictures, portal to links about Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, quizz etc..."
[A well annotated, colourful and stylish but largely a slow-loading site - ed.]
URL http://www.dorje-ling.net
Link reported by: Franck Schmutz (Dorje Drakpa) (webmaster@dorje-ling.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

29 May 2001
3star
Central Asia Research Network (CARN)
www.ca-research-net.org, Europe
Supplied note: "CARN - is happy to announce its internet presence. CARN is a network of young [chiefly European - ed.] scholars, who are conducting research in and about Central Asia and meet once per year to present and discuss research and projects. The next CARN conference will be on June 29th - July 1st 2001 in Utrecht (Netherlands). Contact Nienke van der Heide (vanderheide@pscw.uva.nl) for more details about the conference, or visit [the URL below] for information about the network."
URL http://www.ca-research-net.org
Link reported by: Britta Korth (britta.korth@cimera.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

26 May 2001
3star
Librairie Le Phenix: Specialiste de l'Asie et de la Chine
Librairie Le Phenix, Paris, France
Supplied note: "We are a bookshop based in Paris, France, opened since 1964. [...] Scholars and general readers meet in our shop. We sell books in French, English and Chinese on a wide range of topics: language, literature, philosophy, religions, history, economics, fine arts, medicine and martial arts,... We also propose a good choice of softwares, cd-rom and video tapes. Among our services: [...] catalogues downloadable from our web site."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.librairielephenix.fr
Link reported by: Katie Mouisset (contact@librairielephenix.fr)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

23 May 2001
999star
Korean History Data Integration System
The Academy of Korean Studies, Korea
Supplied note: "The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce that the Korean History Data Integration System (KHDIS) is now open for public use. [... the KHDIS] is a rich and unique resource on Korean history, which was designed as a part of a larger project to create a unified database that would link heretofore widely scattered resources at many institutions."
[A heavily decorated (and animated) site which requires Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 6.0, a site focussed on gadgetry, but not on the cost-effective delivery of information - ed.]
URL http://www.koreanhistory.or.kr
Link reported by: Michael J. Pettid (pettid@aks.ac.kr)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

22 May 2001
2star
Islamic Management Net
Islamic Training Foundation (ITF), Sparks, NV, USA
Supplied note: "Our website [...] has a number of resources on leadership, strategic planning, business ethics, etc. all presented from an Islamic perspective. If you are active in Islamic work or in a Muslim organization, you should, Insha Allah, find our website very useful."
URL http://www.islamist.org
Link reported by: Rafik Beekun (ribeekun@netscape.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

22 May 2001
4star
Foreign Policy in Focus: China in Focus
Interhemispheric Resource Center/Institute for Policy Studies, Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) Program, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Supplied note: "Foreign Policy In Focus has selected current U.S. relations with China as one of the project's major interests. Listed below are the publications FPIF has produced on China this month. We encourage feedback and accept inquiries and suggestions for original analysis or op-ed pieces. [...]
Articles Published in April/May 2001
'China's Political Succession: Four Myths in the U.S.' - By Cheng Li (www.fpif.org/commentary/0105chinamyths.html); 'We Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is China' - By John Gershman (www.fpif.org/commentary/0105chinaenemy.html); 'Chaos Rules! Bush Administration Policy Toward China' - By John Gershman (www.fpif.org/commentary/0105chinaconfusion.html); 'Looking from India at the Spy Plane' - By Ninan Koshy (www.fpif.org/commentary/0105india.html); 'Assessing New U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan' - By James H. Nolt (www.fpif.org/commentary/0104taiwanarms.html); 'Myths and Realities of China's Military Power' - By Tom Bickford (www.fpif.org/briefs/vol6/v6n14chinamil.html)."
URL http://www.fpif.org/china/index.html
Link reported by: Tim McGivern, Interhemispheric Resource Center (ircalb@swcp.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

22 May 2001
999star
Pan Asian Research and Training Centre
Worldcampus, Australia-HK
Supplied note: A research and education centre established in 1993 to "promote a better understanding of the dynamic nature of the Asian region, assist government, industry and commerce to deal with the challenges of a changing social and economic environment [...]."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.worldcampus.com.au
Link reported by: Michael Peters (m.peters@acgs.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

22 May 2001
3star
Zhu Rongji's Visit To Pakistan
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below]."
URL http://www.saag.org/papers3/paper244.html
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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