The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Nov 2004
Vol. 11, No. 20 (224)

30 Nov 2004

Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo
Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Self-description: "Shiryo Hensan-jo (the Historiographical Institute, HI), the University of Tokyo, has as its primary objective, rather than historiography in general, analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source materials concerning Japan. The Institute has become a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and recently, databases."
Site contents: * History; * Research Organization; * Staff; * Publications; * Library; * Conservation Laboratory; * The Documents of IRIKI; * Overseas Activities; * Historical Documents Relating to Japan in Foreign Countries; * Fellows; .
[A site in 5 languages (JP, EN, FR, DE, KR, CN) - ed.]
URL http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* 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 100

26 Nov 2004

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, Nagoya, Japan
Supplied note: "The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is pleased to announce the publication of its recent special issue: 'Traditional Buddhism in Contemporary Japan.' Guest edited by Stephen G. Covell and Mark Rowe, this issue should be of interest to scholars across a wide array of disciplines. All of the articles are available for free download and viewing in pdf format at: [the URL below] - bd."
Self-description: "A semi-annual journal dedicated to the academic study of Japanese religions. First published in 1960 as Contemporary Religions in Japan, it was given its present name in 1974. The journal was taken over by the Nanzan Institute in 1981."
Site contents: * Subscription Information; * Ordering Back Issues; * Cumulative Contents (on-Line from 1974); * Indexes: Index of Authors, (Index of Subjects, Index of Special Issues, Cumulative Index); * Submission of Manuscripts; * Search On-line Back Issues; * CD-ROM, Vols. 1-30.
URL http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/jjrs.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/jjrs.htm
Link reported by: Benjamin Dorman (dorman[use"@"]ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp), forwarded by Francesca Beddie (fbeddie[use"@"]ozemail.com.au)
* 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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

25 Nov 2004

Terrorism in Afghanistan and Central Asia
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, 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."
[Extract: "Text of a paper prepared for a conference on 'Asia And Europe' jointly organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of Germany at New Delhi on November 19 and 20, 2004. Extracts from my earlier papers on Uzbekistan and Uighur Terrorism have also been incorporated in this paper." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers12/paper1172.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[use"@"]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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

25 Nov 2004

Conference on Portugal-China relations, Dec 2004
Luso-Asian Forum, Macao, China
Supplied note [received 25 Nov 2004]: "We are helding a conference on Portugal-China relations next 6th December [2004], here, in Macao. [...] Everybody is mostly welcome to assist [i.e. attend - ed.], there will be simultaneous translation Portuguese-Chinese at the disposal. - amag."
Self-description: "Colloquium '25 years of official relations between Portugal and the People's Republic of China'
Luso-Asian Forum will be held in Macao on the 6th of December, a Symposium about the 25 years of official relationships between Portugal and the People's Republic of China. The venue has the support from the Portuguese Consul of Macao, Ambassador Moitinho de Almeida and Ambassador Moitinho de Almeida will make the opening remarks. The panel of speakers is constituted by Ambassador Duarte de Jesus (Diplomatic Institute of Portugal) Professor Moises Fernandes, author and researcher from the Institute of Social Sciences (Lisbon), Mr. Li Chunhua, Director-General of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Office for Macao, Dr. Arnaldo Goncalves (Luso-Asian Forum President), Dr. Jorge Rangel, President of the International Institute of Macao. Dr. Libanio Martins, LAF Vice-President, will moderate the session. [..]
VENUE: Macao Polytechnic Institute (Auditorium) - R. Luis Gonzaga Gomes - Macao - Tel: 557280
DATE & TIME: 6th December, 2004, at 3:30 PM [..]
The Symposium will be complemented by simultaneous translation Portuguese-Chinese.
RSVP: send an e-mail to arnaldogoncalves53@hotmail.com or call [Macao] 6364668"
[Luso-Asian Forum (est. Feb 1997) is a private non-profit association based in Lisbon and Macao. It aims to promote the knowledge and study about Asia and the Asians - ed.]
URL http://www.lusoasia.org/index_en.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Arnaldo Manuel Abrantes Goncalves (arnaldog[use"@"]iacm.gov.mo)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

22 Nov 2004

Political Legitimacy in Islamic Asia, Apr 2005
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Supplied note: "Political Legitimacy in Islamic Asia, Singapore, 25-26 April 2005.
Asia east of Afghanistan, home of half the world's Muslims, has experienced a huge variety of types of authority. Areas of Muslim majority have been ruled over by Muslims, both Sunni and Shia, by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and communist atheists. [...]
In the 50 years since independence came to post-colonial entities defined as nation-states, nationalism, Marxism, Islamism and liberal internationalism have contended for the support of Muslims, each with their own justifications in the Islamic tradition or logic. This conference will explore the ways in which Muslim thinkers and statesmen have justified, and do justify, the exercise of power in this complex and plural area. The aim will be a book based on some of these chapters.
Questions: * How have plural populations been managed by Muslim rulers, and how has pluralism been justified? * How have Muslims justified or rejected non-Islamic rule? * What is the intellectual basis of Islamic communism, and of Islamic nationalism? * What explains the contemporary rise of Islamist ideas in the madrassahs? * What have been the arguments for and against democracy, and the rule of the most popular? And for and against the rights of minorities, whether Muslim or non-Muslim? * What is the difference, if any, between Islamic pluralism, or Civil Islam, and universal models of pluralism and civil society? * What are the pressures of globalisation on pluralist as against normative models of political development?
Those interested in presenting papers at this conference are urged to send an abstract to Ms Shalini Chauhan at arisc[use"@"]nus.edu.sg by November 30th [2004 - ed.].
Funding will be available for selected graduate students, for Asia-based scholars, and to some extent to others presenting publishable papers.
Those participating will include: Michael Gilsenan (NYU/ARI), Anthony Reid (ARI), Bassam Tibi (St Gallen/ARI) 'Democracy and Pluralism in Islam', Bryan Turner (Cambridge/ARI), TBA, Greg Barton (Deakin/ARI), TBA - sc."
URL http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/conf2005/legitimacy.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Shalini Chauhan (arisc[use"@"]nus.edu.sg), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.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

22 Nov 2004

Kierkegaard and Asia Conference, Dec 2005
Kierkegaard Society of Japan, Kyoto, Japan
Supplied note: "'Kierkegaard & Asia' conference, the 1st International Conference of the Kierkegaard Society of Japan [est. May 2002 - ed.], will be held 2-5 December 2005 at Ormond College, University of Melbourne, [Australia - ed.]
The objective of the conference is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Soren Aabye Kierkegaard's death through celebrating his work in philosophy and theology. As this will be the very first Kierkegaard conference held in the Pacific Rim, we are especially interested in how Kierkegaard has been received and interpreted in Asia.
We are seeking papers in two categories: 1. Kierkegaard: All original research on Soren Kierkegaard's philosophical and religious contributions will be acceptable. 2. Asian Studies: Original research dealing with any Asian philosophy or religion with respect to Kierkegaard's work will be acceptable.
The conference webpage, including a call for papers, can be found [at the URL below]
We would very much appreciate your participation! I realize that many of you are already aware of the conference - if you would like to join the mailing list, please contact me! - bd."
URL http://www.kierkegaard.jp/conference2005.html.en
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Ben Dornier (dornier[use"@"]kansaigaidai.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

21 Nov 2004

EasternStudiesDatabase.com
easternstudiesdatabase.com, USA
Self-description: "EasternStudiesDatabase.com is an apolitical, non-profit, independent, educational resource which provides professionally researched course materials for educators and students within the areas of Asian and Mideastern Studies. [...] All materials are scalable from grammar school lessons to college sessions. In a very short period of time, we will have over 5000 lesson plan outlines, 30,000 critical questions, and over 10,000 pages of content available all in one place for both teachers and students. [...] We have been highly favorably reviewed by the HistoryChannel.com [...] and by the New York and Virginia State Education Departments."
Site contents: * Login; * Registration; * Membership; * Course Outlines (The following course outlines are currently [late Nov 04 - ed.] available from EasternStudiesDatabase.com - all course outlines can be geared from grammar school level to graduate school level K-18. Chinese History and Philosophy : Intro, China In The 21st Century, China's Opium War, Chinese Economics, Taoism, Tao Te Ching, The Way of Zhuangzi, Understanding Mao, Understanding Vietnam, Korean History and Philosophy, Confucianism, Buddhism 109, History of Mythology, Indian History and Philosophy, Japanese History and Philosophy, Asian Economics, Falun Gong/Dafa, The Bible, The Qur'an, Survey of World Religion, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Micro Marketing and Sales in China, Taoist Poetry, Terrorism); * China's Who's Who; * E-Blue Ribbons; * Consulting; * Educational Links; * Latest News; * Partnering; * Contact Us.
URL http://easternstudiesdatabase.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/easternstudiesdatabase.com/
Link reported by: Maryanne Bannon (easternstudies[use"@"]aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 Nov 2004

Kurdish Womens Action Against Honour Killings (KWAHK)
KWAHK, London, UK
Self-description: "Kurdish Women Action Against Honour Killing (KWAHK) is a network of Kurdish and non-Kurdish activists, lawyers and academic researchers. It was established in March 2000 in London. [...] KWAHK aims to raise national and international awareness about the issue of violence against women in the Kurdish communities, in particular honour killing, both in Kurdistan and in the Diaspora."
Site contents: * About; * News [a database of 31 articles (in the late Nov 04) - ed.]; * Articles & Reports [a database of 26 articles (in the late Nov 04) - ed.]; * Links; * Photos; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.kwahk.org/about.asp
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.kwahk.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./News
* 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 100

18 Nov 2004

Kunming College of Chinese Studies
Kunming Dongfang Yuyan Wenhua Xuexiao, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Supplied note: "Our fully accredited College in Kunming offers flexible short- and long-term Mandarin Language courses in small classes of maximally 10 students. Teaching Chinese for over a decade, our College has highly experienced teachers who all hold professorial appointments at Kunming's Universities. - nh."
[The College is located in Kunming's University district immediately next to the main campus of Yunnan University and Yunnan Normal University - ed.]
URL http://www.sinostudy.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Nicolai Hesse (admin[use"@"]sinostudy.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business/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

16 Nov 2004

Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "Asia Bookroom, established in 1969, sells books old and new on Asia, the Middle East, the Pacific and Africa. [...] Asia Bookroom issues over 40 specialised lists of books covering many regions and themes. These lists are issued by email and are free."
Site contents: * Search; * Online Shop [organised by topic] * Events [news on forthcoming and past events at the bookshop; * Recent email lists (Afghanistan; Africa; Anthropology; Antiquarian; Asia for Children; Asia for Teens; Asian & Middle Eastern Architecture; Asian & Middle Eastern Art - General; Asian & Middle Eastern Ceramics; Asian & Middle Eastern Cinema and Performing Arts; Asian & Middle Eastern Textiles; Borneo; Burma; Cambodia & Laos; China; Chinese Language; Chinese Medicine; Chinese Posters; Eastern Religions & Philosophies; Egypt; Food & Cookery; Gender; Hakluyt Society & Related Publications; Himalayas & Central Asia; Hong Kong; Hong Kong & Macao; India; Indonesia & Timor; Indonesian Language; Japan; Korea; Language & Linguistics; Laos; Malaysia & Singapore; Martial Arts; Middle East; Pacific; Pakistan; Philippines; SoutheastAsia; SriLanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam); * Browse [over 9,000 online titles]; * Gift Vouchers * Read Customers Comments; * Reading Suggestions; * Asia Book Group [a reading group].
['Asia Bookroom', a splendid specialist bookshop, is a member of the Australia & New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers, and of the Australian Booksellers Association - ed.]
URL http://www.asiabookroom.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.asiabookroom.com/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 100

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