The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Sep 2002
Vol. 9, No. 18 (178)

30 Sep 2002

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies: Books & Journals
The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore
Self-description: "The Publications Unit of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies has published over 1,000 publications since 1972. It publishes an average of 40 new publications each year, comprising scholarly books and journals -- all pertaining to economics, politics and social issues in Southeast Asia."
Site contents: What's New; Special Offers (Monthly Special Quarterly Special); Search by (Book/Journal Title, Chapter/Article Title, Author, Keyword, Country, Region, Subject); E-Document Delivery; Journals (About ISEAS Journals, Journal Subscribers); Topics In The News; Add Me To Your Mailing List; Staff; Book Promotion; Distributors; Links; Contact Us.
URL http://202.0.149.29/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/202.0.149.29/index.html
Link reported by: Tan Kim Keow (kimkeow@iseas.edu.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

30 Sep 2002

Gandhinagar: For How Long Will India Let Itself Be Bled Helplessly?
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] - br."
[Background notes on the Al Qaeda/Lashkar-e-Toiba's attack on the Akshardam Hindu temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and death of 29 worshippers at the temple. The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers6/paper523.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

27 Sep 2002

D. K. Agencies - Indian Books
D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India
Self-description: "Over the years [...India's] publishing industry has grown into a giant, producing every year thousands of books/periodicals in English and other national/regional languages. Your quest for an item, specially from a publisher in a remote, far-flung Indian town, could often be an onerous -- if not a frustrating -- experience. Here, in a challenging situation like this, surfaces our essential role -- because, we, at DKA, with our amazing resourcefulness, can locate any title, even from the obscurest of the publishers."
Site contents: Search-and-Order; Order Items not in Catalogue; Browse (Art & Fine Arts, Economics, Food & Nutrition, Islamic Studies, Literature, Women's Studies, Yoga & Meditation, more... ); About us (Who We Are, Briefly, Contact Us); Service Description (Mailing List Inclusion Format, Books/Monographs, Marc Samples, Continuations, Multi-Media, Bibliographic Media, Publishing & Printing, Ordering/Payment); DK News Letter; Customer Testimonials.
[A magnificent, rich and very responsive online facility - ed.]
URL http://www.dkagencies.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.dkagencies.com
Link reported by: Surya P. Mittal (surya@dkagencies.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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]: over 3000

26 Sep 2002

Silk Road Narratives: A Collection of Historical Texts
Silk Road Seattle, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Self-description: "Silk Road Seattle is an ongoing public education project using the 'Silk Road' theme to explore cultural interaction across Eurasia from the beginning of the Common Era (A. D.) to the Seventeenth Century. [...] Part of our [...] Project is to make available interesting historical sources which may be used in teaching and learning about the Silk Road. Here is a [...] list of links to texts which have been digitized and posted on the web already."
Site contents: * Chinese accounts [of Rome, Byzantium and the Middle East] 91 BCE - 1643 CE; * The Han Histories 206 BCE - 220 CE; * Hou Han shu ('The Western Regions according to the Hou Han Shu'] 25-220 CE; * Ancient Sogdian Letters 313/14 CE; * Faxian (Fa-Hsien) 399-414; * Benjamin of Tudela 1160-1173; * William of Rubruck 1253-1255; * Rabban Bar Sauma 1278-1313; * Francesco Balducci Pegolotti's Merchant Handbook 14th c.; * Pero Tafur 1435-1439 * The Tarikh-i-Rashidi by Mirza Muhammad Haidar 1546-1547 * Memoirs of Babur early 16th c.; * Anthony Jenkinson 1557-1560; * Richard Steel & John Crowther 1615-1616; * Journey of Benedict Goes early 17th c.; * Adam Olearius 1633-1639; * Jean Chardin 1660s-1670s.
URL http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/texts.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: John Hill (wynhill@tpg.com.au), forwarded by trade-routes@mm.isu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

26 Sep 2002

Chinese History (to Qing Dynasty)
East Asian Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Supplied note: "[The site, formely at www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/eastasian/toqing.htm, offers] active links to various web sources relating to Chinese history prior to the Qing dynasty and organized by historical period [...]. We might try soon to extend the site to include the Qing dynasty as well, as there have been several requests to do so. [...T]he site is reviewed periodically for currency, eliminating any links that have expired and adding new ones as they come to our attention. [...We] would appreciate hearing of any new websites that you think might be added - kk."
Site contents: * Prehistory; * Xia Dynasty 21-16 Century BC; *Shang Dynasty 16-11 Century BC; * Zhou Dynasty 1111 BC-249 BC; * Qin Dynasty (255-) 221-207 BC; * Han Dynasty 206 BC-220; * Three Kingdoms 220-280; * Jin Dynasty 265-420; * Southern/Northern Dynasties 420-589; * Sui Dynasty 581-618; * Tang Dynasty 618-907; * Five Dynasties 907-979; * Liao Dynasty (907-) 947-1125; * Song Dynasty 960-1279; * Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368; * Ming Dynasty 1368-1644.
URL http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/china/toqing.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Ken Klein (kklein@usc.edu), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

25 Sep 2002

Three Essays Press, India
Three Essays Press, New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "Three Essays Press is a new publishing house interested in bringing out those works of scholarship which touch upon issues of contemporary concern. They address a wide range of themes in history, society, politics, culture, education and media. South Asian themes would predominate, but not exhaust, the scope of these publications. [...] * We have recently published seven books: [...] 'An Agenda for Cultural Action and Other Essays ' by KN Panikkar; 'On Communalism and Globalization: Offensives of the Far Right' by Aijaz Ahmad; 'The American Scheme: Three Essays ' by Vijay Prashad; 'The Present in Delhi 's Pasts' by Sunil Kumar; 'Slouching Towards Ayodhya: Three Essays' by Radhika Desai; 'Breaking the Spell of Dharma and other essays' by Meera Nanda; 'Light of the Universe: Three Essays on Hindustani Film Music ' by Ashraf Aziz. * Our forthcoming titles, due later this year and early next year, are: 'Orienting India: European knowledge formation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries ' by Vasudha Dalmia; 'Identity, Hegemony, Resistance: Towards a Social History of Conversions in Orissa, 1800-2000' by Biswamoy Pati; 'The Other Indians: essays on pastoralists and prehistoric tribal people' by Shereen Ratnagar; 'Generals As Governors and Other Essays on Northeast India' by Sanjib Baruah; 'Against Ecological Romanticism: The Making of a Tribal Identity' by Archana Prasad; 'Popular Religion and Everyday Life in Ayodhya' by Vidya Bhushan Rawat; 'The Aryan Question: Pro and Contra ' by Michael Witzel; 'Views on Development: The Local and the Global in India and Pakistan' by Kristoffel Lieten. - az."
URL http://www.ercwilcom.net/indowindow/threeessays/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Asad Zaidi (asad@threeessays.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

25 Sep 2002

Song China: Guides to Resources
Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "An annotated guide to Song dynasty related [bibliographic] resources both printed and on-line - hl."
[A short (only 21 items) and hastily structured page - ed.]
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/guide.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/guide.html
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

25 Sep 2002

Online Resources for Chinese Studies in Japan
UMass Amherst Digital Library, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Self-description: "This guide [est. 8 Sep 2002 - ed.] is currently being has been compiled for UMass students in the Chinese Dept. who also need to find out about Japanese research on Chinese Studies."
Site contents: Research Institutes; Union List of Holdings; Journal Article Databases; Text Archives for Chinese Studies in Japan.
[Site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.library.umass.edu/subject/easian/chnjpn.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

25 Sep 2002

Campus Watch: Monitoring Middle East Studies on Campus
Campus Watch, Middle East Forum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Self-description: "Campus Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum [www.meforum.org - ed.] focusing on the [North American] academy's handling of Middle Eastern and Islamic issues. [...] Who We Are: Campus Watch consists of American academics concerned about US interests and their frequent denigration on campus. Those interests include strong ties with Israel, Turkey, and other democracies as they emerge; human rights throughout the region; a stable supply and a low price of oil; and the peaceful settlement of regional and international disputes. What We Do: Campus Watch will henceforth monitor and gather information on professors who fan the flames of disinformation, incitement and ignorance. Campus Watch will critique these specialists, and make available its findings on the internet and in the media."
Site contents: * The Latest on Campus; * About Campus Watch; * News from the Campus [since 1 Oct 2001 - ed.]; * Dossiers on Professors (ALAM, M. Shahid - Northeastern U., COLE, Juan - U. of Michigan, DABASHI, Hamid - Columbia U., ESPOSITO, John - Georgetown U., KHALIDI, Rashid - U. of Chicago., MASSAD, Joseph - Columbia U., MAZRUI, Ali A. - State U. of New York, Binghamton, SHINGAVI, Snehal - U. of California - Berkeley); * Dossiers on Institutions (Colorado College, Columbia U., Concordia U., Harvard U., New York U., Northeastern U., San Francisco State U., Stanford U., State U. of New York, U. of California - Berkeley, U. of Chicago, U. of North Carolina, U. of South Florida, U. of Toronto); * Reports from Campus; * Campus Watch in the News; *Keep Us Informed; * Middle East Quarterly (MEQ): Professors & Pundits; * Middle East Forum; * Financial Support; * Links (ADL Reports of Anti-Israel Activity on Campus, Frontpage Magazine's 'Bias in the Academy', Middle East Forum's List of Experts, Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle East Studies in America, Middle East Forum's Campus Speakers Bureau, Daniel Pipes on the Middle East Debate, Stanley Kurtz ­ National Review Online, Author Archive); * Search.
URL http://www.campus-watch.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Bogac Ergene (bergene@zoo.uvm.edu), forwarded by h-world@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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 Sep 2002

5th Congress of Ethnographers and Anthropologists of Russia, Omsk, Jun 2003
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Supplied-note: "We invite you to take part in the upcoming meetings of the Russian ethnological association which will take place in Omsk, June 3-6, 2003. The 5th Congress of Ethnographers and Anthropologists of Russia is organised by the Association of ethnographers and anthropologists of Russia in collaboration with the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Omsk State University, Omsk Branch of the Novosibirsk Institute of History, Philology and Philosophy and Siberian Institute of Cultural Studies with the support of Omsk region administration. The main theme of the Congress is anthropological perspectives on space and culture. Other important subjects include ethnic and cultural development, ethnocultural situations, especially in Siberia, issues of academic institutions development, ethnographic museum organization etc. New findings in physical anthropology, gender research and legal anthropology, historical ethnography and ethnodemography would be discussed in special panels - sa."
[The conference site is in Russian. Access to a version in English was blocked at the time of this abstract. - ed.]
URL http://www.iea.ras.ru/conferences/5/index.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Sergei Abashin (abashin@iea.ras.ru), forwarded by centralasia-l@fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

23 Sep 2002

The Afghanistan Monitor - e-journal
Crosslines and Media Action International (MAI), London, UK
Supplied-note: "Beginning in October 2002, Media Action International [MAI, www.mediaaction.org - ed.] will [fortnightly] publish the 'Afghanistan Monitor', an independent print and web newsletter [in PDF and text formats - ed.] designed to respond to the information needs of the local population as well as the international community in Afghanistan (notably UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, and governments both in and out of the region). The 24-page news journal will offer a mix of brief reports and in- depth articles on issues ranging from food distribution and women's issues to education and security, together with useful contacts and logistical information. [...] The [...] journal [is] aimed at promoting better accountability and coordination of humanitarian, recovery and security activities."
Site contents: [The pilot issue #0, Sep 2002]: 'Fatal confusion: the danger of blending military and humanitarian missions' by E. Girardet and W.T. Dowell; 'Are Afghan children traumatised? According to Save the Children situation may not be as bad as often assumed'; 'From Beyond the Grave: the state of print media in Afghanistan.'
URL http://www.afghanmonitor.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Bob Pyke Jr (repyke@infi.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

23 Sep 2002

Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Self-description: "Since its start in 1965, the Center has carried out its activities using a comprehensive approach to investigate the contemporary and historical dimensions of problems confronting present-day Southeast Asia through original research. [...O]ur current research methodology can be described as an integrated area studies method, based on informed knowledge of the field, aimed at creating new perspectives on this dynamic region of Asia."
Site contents: * What's New; *About CSEAS, (Welcome to CSEAS, History and Objectives Organization Graduate School, Location, Liaison Offices, Pamphlet, Staff, Newsletter); *Research Activities (Introduction, COE [Center of Excellence] Project, Core University Project, API Fellowships, Joint Research, Global Area Studies, Seminars); * Publications (Monographs, Southeast Asian Studies, Research Report Series, Publication Series, The Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia); * Fellowships * Library (OPAC & Online Databases, Regulations, Only COE Library); * Database (Map and Picture, Photo Collection, Photo Gallery) * Links.
URL http://www.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 300

21 Sep 2002

Toyogaku bunken ruimoku (Annual Bibliography of Oriental Studies)
Documentation and Information Center for Chinese Studies (DICCS), Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Supplied note: "This is a full text searchable database version of the important bibliography, covering books and articles in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English, published since 1981 - hl."
URL http://kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/db/CHINA3/index.html.ja.utf-8
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/db/CHINA3/
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 100

21 Sep 2002

Chinese Text Initiative
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Self-description: "[T]he Chinese Text Initiative, an effort to make texts of Chinese literature available on the World Wide Web. These sites are still very much under construction and we have not yet finished final copy-editing. [...] For general conditions of use of the e-texts, see the statement of conditions. We use Big5 encoding for Chinese texts at our sites. 300 Tang Poems, Gu Yao Yan [Traditional Chinese Ballads and Proverbs], Shi Jing [Book of Odes], Hong Lou Meng [The Dream of the Red Chamber], Yu Xuan Ji [The Clouds Float North: The Complete Poems of Yu Xuan Ji]. [...] Lienu zhuan [Traditions of Exemplary Women] and Chinese Literature in Translation [The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry / Burton Watson, Chu Ci / Qu Yuan and Others, Fifty-five T'ang Poems / Hugh M. Stimson, Mu Lan Poem/ Anonymous, Selected Stories of Lu Hsun / Lu Xun, Story of the Stone / Cao Xueqin, Traditional Chinese Stories / Y.W. Ma and Joseph S.M. Lau, Flowers in the Mirror]."
URL http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/index.html
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1000

21 Sep 2002

Lienu zhuan (Traditions of Exemplary Women)
Chinese Text Initiative, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Self-description: "Compiled toward the end of the Former Han dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 9), Liu Xiang's (79-8 B.C.) Lienu zhuan [Traditions of Exemplary Women ...] is the earliest extant book in the Chinese tradition solely devoted to the moral education of women."
Site contents: Text Resources (Introduction [by Anne Behnke Kinney], Table of Contents: Volume 1 - Scroll 1: Matronly Models [14 biographies], Scroll 2: The Worthy and Enlightened [15 biographies], Volume 2 - Scroll 3: The Benevolent and Wise [15 biographies], Scroll 4: The Chaste and Obedient [15 biographies], Volume 3 - Scroll 5: The Principled and Righteous [15 biographies], Scroll 6: The Accomplished Speakers [15 biographies], Volume 4 - Scroll 7: Depraved Favorites [15 biographies], Scroll 8: Supplemental Biographies [20 biographies]), Chinese Text [in Big5 encoding- ed.], Editorial Notes); Image Resources (Page Turner Table of Contents, Page Images); Electronic Text Center; Chinese Text Initiative.
URL http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/lienu/browse/Lienu.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/lienu/browse/Lienu.html
Link reported by: Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Sep 2002

Environmental Conference on Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam - Report
Nordic News Network, Stockholm, Sweden
Self-description: "[The Conference gathered] over sixty experts in the natural and social sciences, public health and related fields [...] in Stockholm during 26-28 July 2002. Its purpose was to review the long-term consequences of a calamity which is generally referred to as the Vietnam War, but which also afflicted Laos and Cambodia. (The original title, Vietnam Environmental Conference, has been expanded to reflect the involvement of all three countries.) To analyze the long-term consequence of the war and related issues, subcommittees were established for each of the following main areas: * ecosystems; * public health; * economic and social impacts; * ethical, legal and policy issues. The final reports of the subcommittees are to be published [in PDF format - ed.] on this web site."
[The 'Ecocystems' report is now available online. Other reports are forthcoming - ed.]
URL http://www.nnn.se/vietnam/environ.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nnn.se/vietnam/environ.htm
Link reported by: Nordic News Network (editor@nnn.se), forwarded by h_seasia@nus.edu.sg
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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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