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RSPAS, National Institute of Asian and Pacific Studies, ANU
The Asian Studies WWW Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Aug 2001
Vol. 8, No. 21 (153)

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THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 16
Entries rejected: 6

27 Aug 2001
3star
Tibetans: Photographs by John Trewin
interact.net.au, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Tibet's true demographic and sovereign reach spreads far into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan and Gansu. These photographs, however, were all taken over two visits to the 'Tibetan Autonomous Region' in 1993 and 1995."
Site contents: Gallery 1 - Gallery 5 [75 images - ed.]; Links (Australia Tibet Council; Frontline: Dreams of Tibet; Tibet Information Network; Tibet: Changing and Unchanged; Tibet: Hunger Strike for Justice)
[An annotated collection of elegant and thoughtful B&W studies of Tibetan people - ed.]
URL http://users.interact.net.au/~ctre/html/index
Link reported by: Barbara Trewin (btrewin@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

27 Aug 2001
3star
Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific, Nov 2001
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "'Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific: Feminist Re-visions' This two day workshop considers issues of gender and globalisation in Asia and the Pacific in the context of feminist revisionings of international relations. [...] A series of panels will address six themes over two days: 1. Gender and Mobility: Transnational Labour, Marriage Migration, Refugees. 2. Gendered Economies: Women and Restructuring, the Asian Crisis. 3. International Women's Organisations & Campaigns: Work, Violence, Sex. 4. Feminist Re-visionings of Region: Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. 5. Gender, States, and Sovereignty: the Challenges of Globalisation. 6. Gender & International Development: government, NGO, activist, & scholarly collaboration. [...] Conference Venue: Moot Court, Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Conference Dates: Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th November 2001."
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/womens_studies/workshopNov2001/
Link reported by: Bernadette Whitelum (bernadette.whitelum@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

24 Aug 2001
3star
The History of Jewish Diasporas in China, May 2002
Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL, USA
Supplied note: "Scholars, teachers, research fellows, descendants of Jewish communities in China, and other interested parties are invited to attend the May 5-9, 2002 International Symposium on 'The History of Jewish Diasporas in China' sponsored by The Center for Jewish Studies at Nanjing University. The Symposium, which will explore the latest discoveries, achievements, and developments in the study of the history of Jewish Diaspora in China, will be organized by and take place at two locales: Nanjing and Kaifeng [... abstracts' deadline] October 31, 2001."
URL http://servercc.oakton.edu/~friend/chinajews.html
Link reported by: Beverly Friend (friend@oakton.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

24 Aug 2001
999star
Rulers
B. Schemmel (editor@rulers.org), rulers.org, ?US
Self-description: "This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the subdivisions of various countries (the links are at the bottom of the respective country entries), as well as a selection of international organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately."
Site contents: Countries and territories: AZ; Synopsis; Clickable map; International organizations: A-W; Foreign ministers: A-Z; Religious leaders; Monthly chronicle of relevant events since 1996; Recent Additions [incl. Jul 2001 Marshall Islands traditional polities and Micronesian traditional polities; Jun 2001 - new page on Pakistani provinces, May 2001 - new page on Indonesian provinces; Feb 2001 - expanded coverage of Russian administrative divisions; Nov 2000 - new pages on the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, new page on the Pacific Community; Sep 2000 - expanded coverage of Vietnam, and Turkey, Jul 2000 - new page on the Organization of the Islamic Conference, new page on the provinces of British India - ed.]
[A massive site with political, administrative and biographical information. Unfortunately, the information is unreferenced, and the site does not have a bibliography page - ed.]
URL http://rulers.org/
Link reported by: Alan S. Harrell (ashandrr@ashlists.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

22 Aug 2001
3star
Burma-Myanma(r) research and its future, Sep 2002
Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), London, UK.
Supplied note: "'Burma-Myanma(r) research and its future: Implications for scholars and policymakers.' 6-8 Sep 2002 [tentative dates, venue t.b.a.]. An open international conference on 'Burma-Myanma(r) research and its future: Implications for scholars and policymakers'. Academic (strictly) papers welcomed from scholars and research students with an interest in Burma-Myanmar, irrespective of political persuasion. Academics from Myanmar-Burma heartily invited and welcomed."
URL http://www.therai.org.uk/anthcal/myanmarburma2002.html
Link reported by: Kevin Yuk-shing Li (liys@hkusua.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Aug 2001
999star
The History of Kyrgyzs
www.kyrgyz.tsu.ru, ?Tomsk, Russia
Supplied note: "Publ: 'The History of Kyrgyzs' (on-line in Russian), Site: [see the URL below), Author: Rustam Abdumanapov, Contact: manap@mail.ru, ara@vdv.tsk.ru"
[A site in Russian. Some of the related webpages are: kipchak.shtml; kyrgyz.shtml; turk/tukue.shtml; runs/runs.shtml; doc/docs.shtml; gen/g.shtml; hron/hron_list.shtml (?chronology - ed.); catalog.shtml - ed.]
URL http://www.kyrgyz.tsu.ru
Link reported by: Abdumanapov Rustam (arustam@yandex.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Aug 2001
2star
Strategic Asia 2001: Power and Purpose
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), USA
Supplied note: "In 'Strategic Asia 2001', the nation's top Asia specialists and international relations experts outline the current strategic environment and then ask what will 'Strategic Asia' look like in five to ten years. Six studies analyze the key players and critical sub-regions of strategic Asia: China, Japan, Russia and Central Asia, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. Current threats to peace and stability are assessed, and, through innovative forecasts, the authors consider how the strategic environment in Asia could change surprisingly and underscore the reasons for, and implications of, such strategic discontinuities."
Self-description: "The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution that conducts advanced research on policy-relevant issues in Asia and the former Soviet Union. For more information please visit NBR's website at www.nbr.org"
[An announcement of a paper-publication and a forthcoming web-site - ed.]
URL http://www.nbr.org/regional_studies/strategic_asia.html
Link reported by: Katie Yocom (nbr@nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

20 Aug 2001
999star
H-BUDDHISM List
H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences On-line, Michigan State University, USA
Supplied note: "The Buddhist Scholars Information Network has been created to serve as a medium for the exchange of information regarding resources, events, projects, publications, job listings, and so forth, among the worldwide Buddhist scholarly community. [...] it is not a "discussion" list, but is instead, a bulletin board oriented information service. Membership is restricted, being limited to those who hold an advanced degree in Buddhist studies, or who are currently enrolled in an advanced degree program. The H-BUDDHISM list is edited by Charles Muller, acmuller@human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp [...] Message logs and more information about H-BUDDHISM may be obtained at its website [see the URL below - ed.]."
[An announcement of a mailing list and a forthcoming web-site - ed.]
URL http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~buddhism/
Link reported by: Charles Muller (acmuller@human.toyogakuen-u.ac)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

17 Aug 2001
4star
Guodian chujian: Guodian Bamboo Strips from Chu
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Self-description: "The database of [only in Chinese - ed.] 'Guodian Bamboo Strips from Chu'; is a collaborative project of the Library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prof. Zhang Guangyu (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese University of Hong Kong). The project consists mainly of Zhang Guangyu's, which has been made available as searchable database on the Web. [...] The Guodian Bamboo Strips from Chu were excavated in 1993 at Guodian (Jingmen district, Hubei province), numbering 703 strips with 12072 characters. The strips date back to the late Warring States period and contain 16 Taoist and Confucian texts."
Contents: (1) Laozi; (2) Taiyi sheng shui; (3) Zi yi; (4) Lu Mu gong wen Zi Si; (5) Qiong da yi shi; (6) Wu xing; (7) Tang Yu zhi dao; (8) Zhongxin zhi dao; (9) Cheng zhi wen zhi; (10) Zun de yi; (11) Xing zi ming chu; (12) Liu de; (13) Yu cong; (14) Others.
[The database allows searches for slip number, slip title, and slip content (full-text) - Hanno Lecher]
URL http://bamboo.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (Lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

16 Aug 2001
4star
Reproductive Health in Asia (RHI)
German Foundation for World Population (DSW), Hannover, Germany
Supplied note: The site "provides information about this unique sexual and reproductive health Initiative [EC/UNFPA Initiative for Reproductive Health in Asia (RHI) - ed.] and its projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam."
Site contents: RHI in Brief; Countries; Partners; Projects [over 30 project including 3 regional projects: Information and Communication Network (ComNet), Monitoring and Evaluation and Gender Equity and Reproductive Health and Rights. - ed.]; Resources ([over 230 links - ed.] RHI Country Information; RH-related Subjects; Institutions & Organisations; Local Experts & Consultants); News; Events; Contact; Mailing Lists; RHI Addresses; Search.
URL http://www.asia-initiative.org/
Link reported by: Christian Goerg (christian.goerg@dsw-hannover.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

16 Aug 2001
4star
Kannada literature, India
www.kannadasaahithya.com, India
Supplied note: "A web site which provides Kannada literature which is supported by University of Pennsylvania for archival purpose. Major Kannada writers like U R Ananthamurthy, Chandrashekhara Kambar have supported this web site by providing exclusive rights to publish all their works. It is non-profit making venture which is trying to provide reference works for academical and general purpose for who ever may have interst in Kannada literature."
Site contents: Kannada section; English section; Archives; About us, FAQ.
[The Kannada documents require downloadable Baraha Kan New fonts - ed.]
URL http://www.kannadasaahithya.com
Link reported by: Chandrashekhar V (Shekharpoorna) (shekharpoorna@mantraonline.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2001
3star
Densho: The Japanese-American Legacy Project
The Densho Project, Seattle, WA, USA
Supplied note: "The Densho Project is an interactive, multimedia archive that captures and preserves the experiences of Japanese Americans before, during, and after World War II. The Project conducts videotaped interviews, and collects historic photographs, maps, documents, and valuable statistical data. All these materials are carefully catalogued and digitized on a computer for quick and easy access."
[About the mainly off-line digital collection - ed.]
URL http://www.densho.org/
Link suggested by Alan S. Harrell (alansharrell@alansharrell.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2001
3star
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Fall 2001
Ostasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Supplied note: "This fall [Sep 1 - Nov 25, 2001 - ed.] the large international traveling exhibit Text & Subtext has its European premiere, at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (www.ostasiatiska.se), Stockholm, featuring 22 contemporary woman artists from a series of countries in Asia. The exhibit comprises sculpture, installations, paintings, photography, video, multimedia work and more, and is produced by the Earl Lu Gallery and the LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore. Apart from Singapore the exhibit has also been shown in Australia. The MFEA in Stockholm is its first stop in Europe, where it will also travel to Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Great Britain."
URL http://www.pressbild.com/ostasiatiska/text-subtext/text-subtext_E.html
Link reported by: Petri Tigercrona (petri.tigercrona@ostasiatiska.se)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2001
3star
Inspirasi - notification list
Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance (AIAA), Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
Supplied note: "We have established a yahoogroup as a way to send out of letting you know when the next issue of Inspirasi [The First On-line Magazine about Indonesian Culture in Australia. ISSN 1443-3680. Journal of Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance (www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/8138/news/backissues.html). Also available in the Archives of the National Library of Australia at: purl.nla.gov.au/nla/pandora/inspirasi - ed.] will be available. You will receive one message every three months and occasional updates."
URL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InspirasiAIAA
Link reported by: Judy Shelley (InspirasiAIAA-owner@yahoogroups.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2001
3star
China's Missile Exports 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/paper294.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
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2001
4star
Reference Works for Chinese Studies
Leif Littrup Department of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Self-description: "In preparing this list I have relied first of all on the catalogues of the Copenhagen libraries, my own small collection, and references to new publications. I have also used the basic bibliographical information in the research guides and handbooks by A. Dien, E. Wilkinson, and J. Cole; the papers presented to the Scandinavian Summer Course on Research Methods in Pre-Modern Chinese History, Oslo 1990 and included in the SSC, particularly those by A. Dien, P. Ebrey, and S. Naquin; and on materials for courses on bibliography and methods in sinology prepared by Else Glahn and Harriet Zurndorfer."
Site contents: Preface; Research Guides; Bibliographies; Reference works; Periodicals; Electronic Aids; Appendices.
URL http://staff.hum.ku.dk/littrup/index.htm
Link suggested by Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Aug 2001Vol. 8, No. 21 (153)

The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Aug 2001
Vol. 8, No. 21 (153)