The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Jan 2003
Vol. 10, No. 2 (186)

28 Jan 2003

The 108th US Congress: Asia Pacific Policy Outlook
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, USA.
Supplied note: "The 108th Congress: Asia Pacific Policy Outlook [a NBR briefing by] James L. Schoff.
[...] 'Asia Pacific policy issues in the 108th Congress are likely to be dominated by the war on terrorism, the nuclear crisis in North Korea, and the growing influence of China. [...].' - jpf."
Site contents: Introduction; The Korean Peninsula; China and Hong Kong; Taiwan; Japan; ASEAN Members; Australia and New Zealand; Trade Issues; Missile Defense and Arms Control; Conclusion.
URL http://www.nbr.org/publications/briefing/108th/108thText.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Joseph P. Ferguson (jferguson@nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

28 Jan 2003

Online Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Lexicon
Cologne Sanskrit Dictionary Project, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Self-description: "This HTML version of the 'Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary' [1899, Oxford:Clarendon Press - ed.] stems from a text file of the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon (CDSL). The CDSL itself results from a project described in the 'Report on the Cologne Sanskrit Dictionary Project.'
This version is available through the generosity of Drs Thomas Malten (Universitaet zu Koeln) and Claude Setzer (Fairfield, Iowa). Dr Malten kindly allowed the lexicon to be made available in this form. Dr Setzer provided a CD-ROM of the lexicon without which this version could not have been made.
These files were produced by altering and removing markup in the original. It is hoped that this has resulted in HTML that is easy to scan. The lexicon still needs to be extensively tested. Please send all comments and corrections to Richard Mahoney : r.mahoney@comnet.net.nz .
N.B. Each separate file is compressed with `gzip'. A collection of all of the files is available as a 'gzipped tarball' : mw_dict_all_current.tar.gz (7238k). For installation instructions consult the README.
Important notice: the files provided here are strictly for scholarly reference purposes. Any commercial use is explicitly excluded. The copyright remains with the university of cologne (Universitaet zu Koeln). "
Site contents: Bodhisattvama¯rga; Bodhicarya¯vata¯ra; S´ik?a¯samuccaya; Asha Archives; Bibliography.
URL http://homepages.comnet.co.nz/~r-mahoney/mw_dict/mw_dict.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Richard Mahoney (rbm49@ext.canterbury.ac.nz), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

28 Jan 2003

Mongolian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (MJHSS)
Department of Sociology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Supplied note: "The National University of Mongolia (NUM), in collaboration with the Civic Education Project (CEP) and the Mongolian Foundation for Open Society (MFOS), has established [in 2003] a semi-annual social sciences journal. This [bi-lingual, MN and EN - ed.] journal is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of Mongolia, promoting discussions among social science scholars within and outside Mongolia on all socio-political issues, and establishing a free and fair representation of scholarship on Mongolia and its neighbors. - ck."
URL http://www.mongolianjournal.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Chris Kaplonski (danzan@rci.rutgers.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l@fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

28 Jan 2003

Centre of Asian and Northern African Studies
Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow, Russia
Supplied note: "[The] Centre for Asian and North African Studies at the Library for Foreign Literature [is] one of the most important Russian public and research libraries for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. [It] attracts students and scholars from all over country and outside Russian Federation to conduct research. The Centre houses over 300 000 volumes in the open access and the stacks of Library for Foreign Literature in the very centre Moscow, together with periodicals and a growing network of electronic resources. It is committed to: Providing services to support teaching, learning and research Developing its collections to support education now and in the future Providing a high quality learning environment Improving access to information and services Teaching information skills Supporting independent learning - nk."
[Site, apparently, exclusively in Russian - ed.]
URL http://orient.libfl.ru
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Natalia Kopelyanskaya (kopelyanskaya@libfl.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* 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 Jan 2003

International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS)
International Association of Buddhist Studies, Lausanne, Switzerland
Self-description: "The International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) is a learned society dedicated to promoting and suppporting scholarship in Buddhist Studies in a spirit of non-sectarian tolerance and with scientific research and communication as preeminent objectives. Membership is open to scholars of all academic disciplines."
Site contents: Membership; Journal; Conferences [incl. details of the XIVth Conference of the IABS, London, Aug 28-Sep 4, 2005 - ed.]; Board; Resources.
URL http://www.iabsinfo.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jerome Ducor (jerome.ducor@ville-ge.ch)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

25 Jan 2003

Asian Business & Management Journal
Palgrave, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Self-description: "Asian Business & Management is a key source of peer-reviewed research for academics, researchers, policy-makers and those with an interest in the dynamic forces shaping business and management in this significant part of the globe."
Site contents: For readers (Content, Search content, Online sample issue, E-Alerts); For authors (Editor, Instructions for authors, Scope); Customer services (My account, Subscribe online, Prices, Order sample copy, Order reprints, Request permissions, Contact us).
URL http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Peter Matanle (peter_matanle@yahoo.com), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

24 Jan 2003

The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS)
ACMS, Sherman, TX, USA
Supplied note: "The ACMS was incorporated in April 2002 to encourage and facilitate academic projects in Mongolia and the Inner Asian region, which includes Mongolia and the border areas of China, Russia and Central Asia, such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Buryatia, Tuva and eastern Kazakhstan. It is supported by member institutions and individuals, private foundations, and the US government. - ck."
Site contents: About The ACMS; Join ACMS; Member Institutions; Steering Committee; Announcements; Research Links; Study Mongolia [academic programs in the US and Mongolia - ed.]; About Mongolia; Contact Us
URL http://www.mongoliacenter.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Charles Krusekopf (ckrusekopf@austincollege.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l@fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Jan 2003

Iraq's Shadow On Balochistan
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."
["... The widely-apprehended US-UK invasion of Iraq is already casting its shadow on the Balochi-inhabited areas on both sides of the Pakistan-Iran border..." - b.raman]
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers6/paper590.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

18 Jan 2003

US Strike Against Iraq: Before & After
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."
["....despite repeated American and British statements that a war is not yet inevitable, these two countries may soon find themselves in a situation where they have to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein or face a loss of face. If they decide to attack Iraq, the ability of the Iraqi Army to withstand their onslaught or to organise a series of suicide attacks by individual suicide bombers against the allied troops as suggested by the Hamas is doubtful." - b.raman]
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers6/paper584.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

17 Jan 2003

September 2003 season of excavations in Uzbekistan
Central Asian Programme (USCAP), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Self-description: "The work of the Expedition is focused on the Tash-k'irman Oasis, one of the last preserved archaeological zones in Chorasmia. Much of the rest has been heavily disturbed by agricultural activity. Three sites are under excavation: Kazakl'i-yatkan,Tash-k'irman-tepe and Kara-tepe. Kazakl'i-yatkan is one of the largest fortified sites in the land and may either have been a capital of ancient Chorasmia or, perhaps more likely, a major sacred centre at sometime between the 4th century B.C. and the 1st or early 2nd century A.D. Tash-k'irman-tepe is a monumental religious complex with a fire temple which may date back to the early stages of the Zoroastrian religion. Kara-tepe is a small fortress which appears to have been founded in the 'Kushan' period around the 2nd century A.D. with occupation up to the 7th century A.D."
Supplied note: "The University of Sydney Central Asian Programme is again inviting volunteers to join their September 2003 season of excavations in Uzbekistan. Participants will spend 13 days working with archaeologists on the major fortified site of Kazakl'i-yatkan in the Oxus delta before going on to a tour of the Silk Road cities of Khiva, Samarkand and Bukhara - ab."
Site contents: Karakalpak-Australian Expedition; Expedition Members; Tour Programme 2003; Volunteer Scheme 2003; Tour 2003: The World of Zoroaster; Schools Support Project; Maps; Links; Contact Us.
URL http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/archaeology/CentralAsia/homepage.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Alison Betts (alison.betts@archaeology.usyd.edu.au), forwarded by central-eurasia-l@fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

17 Jan 2003

The Luwians Edited by H. Craig Melchert
Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, the Netherlands
The Luwians Handbook of Oriental Studies. Part 1 Ancient Near East, 68. Edited by H. Craig Melchert.
Supplied note: "The Luwians played at least as important a role as the Hittites in the history of the Ancient Near East during the second and first millennia BCE [...T]he present volume by an international team of scholars offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art appraisal of the Luwians, the first of its kind in English. A brief introduction sets the context and confronts the problem of defining 'the Luwians'. Following chapters describe their prehistory, history, writing and language, religion, and material culture. Expected April 2003 - avh."
URL http://www.brill.nl/product.asp?ID=11299
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Anja van Hoek (hoek@brill.nl)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Document
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

16 Jan 2003

Bangladesh-China Defence Co-Operation Agreement's Strategic Implications: An Analysis
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
"Bangladesh-China Defence Co-Operation Agreement's Strategic Implications: An Analysis" by Dr. Subhash Kapila.
["China does seem to have a grand strategic design in South Asia, basically focused on the strategic encirclement of India and imprison her within South Asia confines. The bitter strategic reality for India is that it has no friends in South Asia. India to break out of the strategic bind imposed by China, needs to lessen the conventional and nuclear weapons gap with China. India's ICBM and SLBM development programmes need to be put into over-drive." - s.kapila]
[The author of the paper, Dr. Subhash Kapila, is the Consultant, Strategic Affairs with South Asia Analysis Group - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers6/paper582.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: T.M. Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

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