The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Mar 2005
Vol. 12, No. 5 (230)

15 Mar 2005

Chinese Culture on Chinese Matchbox Labels
www.orientalabels.com, China
Self-description: "OrientaLabels.com features an outstanding selection of Chinese matchbox labels. From the unification by the first Chinese emperor to the chaos of Cultural Revolution, from Chinese warrior to Japanese beauty, from folk arts to Peking Opera, from the SARS fear to the 911 tragedy, you see them all on the little matchbox labels."
Site contents: * Search * Information (Shipping & Returns, Links, Contact Us); * Categories (Chinese Paintings, Oriental Ladies, Folk Arts, Cultural Revolution, Historical People, Operas & Literature, Martial Arts & Sports, Tradition & Religion, Miscellaneous).
URL http://www.orientalabels.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Bo (boguo2002[use"@"]yahoo.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]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

14 Mar 2005

Philosophy & Religion Interdisciplinary Conference, India, Jul 2006
Elon University, Elon, NC, US
Supplied note: "The Society for Indian Philosophy & Religion will hold an International Interdisciplinary Conference in Calcutta July 27-30, 2006.
The Conference theme is 'Consciousness, Self-Consciousness and Cultural Identity'. The theme can be addressed critically, reflectively and creatively by the philosophical, religious and scientific traditions of the World's great civilizations. The program will include plenary addresses, volunteered papers, invited papers and panel discussions. Registered participants who are members of professional associations or societies are encouraged to submit proposals for holding meetings in the conference on behalf of their associations or societies. [...]
The Program Board comprises: Elysabeth Agnew (USA), Victoria Harrison-Carter (U.K), Kisor Kumar Chakrabarti (USA), Geoff Berry (Australia), Elysabeth Koldzak (Poland), Richard Libendorfer (USA), Craig Matarrese (USA), Devasish Mukherjee (India), Nityananda Saha (India), Joel Wilcox (USA) [...]
We welcome your participation and suggestions. The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 25, 2005. [...] - cc."
URL http://www.elon.edu/chakraba/2006conference.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Chandana Chakrabarti (chakraba[use"@"]elon.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

11 Mar 2005

A Rough Guide to Kushan History
www.kushan.org, Chesterfield, UK
Self-description: "This site [est. 1999 - ed.] is dedicated to Kushan Studies, [...] from the second century BC to the fourth century AD, and from the eastern border of modern Iran through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, and into the Tarim Basin (Peoples Republic of China), and north into the Commonwealth of Independent states."
Site contents * General History; * Further Information; * Topics in Kushan History; * Military History; * Chronology; * Glossary; * Bibliography (Women in Ancient India, The Date of Kanishka, Sapadbizes); * Sources for Kushan History (Strabos Geography, The life of Apollonius of Tyana, Periplus Mari Erythraie, The Shih Chih and the Hou Han Shu).
URL http://www.kushan.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.kushan.org/
Link reported by: Robert Bracey (robert[use"@"]kushan.org), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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 3,000

09 Mar 2005

Stony Brook U. Summer Study Abroad Program in Bangalore, India, 2005
Center for India Studies, Stony Brook, New York, US
Supplied note: "Stony Brook University, New York, offers Summer Study Abroad in Bangalore May 23 - July 3, 2005. 4 courses, 12 SUNY credits: Art and Architecture of India; Indian Democracy; Social Change in Modern India; and Language and Culture in India. Excursions to Mysore, Belur, Shravana Belagola, Halebidu, and Hampi (Vijayanagar) and 3 villages. Traditional, yet cosmopolitan, high-tech, globalizing Bangalore is cool in summer. State of the art classroom, internet, lodging, and expert guides. Cost: $6510 for NY state students ($9466 for others) includes tuition, room, board, airfare, all trips, insurance, visa. Several $1,000 and $500 scholarships available. [...] Write Professor S.N. Sridhar, or visit www.sunysb.edu/studyabroad , email: indiastudies[use"@"]stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-9742. - sns."
[Application Deadline: March 15, 2005 - ed.]
URL http://naples.cc.stonybrook.edu/CAS/india.nsf/pages/abroad
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Professor S.N. Sridhar (s.sridhar[use"@"]stonybrook.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

08 Mar 2005

2005 Asia Symposium, May 2005
Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR), Washington D.C., US
Supplied note: "In partnership with Arcadia University and The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, IIMCR will conduct its first annual Asia Symposium in Singapore [May 21, 2005 - Jun 18, 2005 - ed.]. Interpreting current and past conflicts in the region through theory and practice in conflict resolution, international affairs, and international law, participants will develop the practical skills in mediation and negotiation to confront conflict constructively.
While there, symposium students interact with a renowned faculty through lectures, training exercises and simulations. The faculty is composed of scholars, negotiation and mediation experts, current and former diplomats, and conflict resolution practitioners, many of whom have participated in resolving some of the world's most intransigent conflicts. Any questions? Please contact: Asia_Symposium[use"@"]iimcr.org - lz."
URL http://www.iimcr.org/02_symposia/2005_c.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Luis Zemborain (lzemborain[use"@"]iimcr.org)
* 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

07 Mar 2005

Founder of the People's Army: Mao Zedong
PLA Daily, Beijing, China
Supplied note: "Official page [in Chinese - ed.] of pladaily.com.cn, now chinamil.com.cn, focusing on the military aspects of Mao Zedongs life. Some interesting images (including scans of his original autographs) with short annotations, although the pictures tend to be of poor quality. This sub-site does not provide a search, articles included here may be found with the global search on chinamil.com.cn. - ma."
Site contents: (1) News reports on commemorating Mao Zedong ºÕŸÓˆ´ŒÛ�´­¬‘‰±®µ¿; (2) Commemorating Mao Zedong ºÕŸÓˆ´ŒÛ�´; (3) Record and events from Mao Zedongs life ˆ´ŒÛ�´Š™�‡ºÕ ¬; (4) Mao Zedongs military inscriptions ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬Ã’¥ ; (5) 500 pictures of Mao Zedongs military activities ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬ªÓ�Ø500Õº�¨; (6) Records of great events in Mao Zedongs military activities ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬ªÓ�Ø¥Û ¬º«; (7) The course of the development in Mao Zedongs military thinking ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬Àº¦Î…¢¹¼¿™„Ã; (8) The art of Mao Zedongs military command ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬÷½ª²³¹ �; (9) Selections from Mao Zedongs military writings ˆ´ŒÛ�´æ¸ ¬ˆš��‹°.
URL http://www.pladaily.com.cn/item/mzd/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Matthias Arnold / Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (arno[use"@"]gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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 300

07 Mar 2005

Culture and Society of Hong Kong: A Bibliography
Anthropology Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Self description: "The aim of this bibliography by Sidney C.H. Cheung and Siumi Maria Tam Cheung - ed.] is to facilitate research on Hong Kong by categorizing selected academic publications on the culture and society of Hong Kong. It is our hope that not only will anthropologists find this compilation useful, but also anyone who is interested in understanding more about Hong Kong will find this a handy reference."
Supplied note: "This is one of the online publications by the Anthropology Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It was compiled in July 1999 (last rev. May 2002). - ma."
Site contents: (0) Preface; (1) Belief Systems; (2) Cultural Symbolism; (3) Ethnicity; (4) Food and Health; (5) Gender and Sex; (6) Human Ecology; (7) Language; (8) Marriage and Family; (9) Migration; (10) Political Life; (11) Popular Culture; (12) Social Development; (13) Socialization and Education; (14) Work and Economics; (15) Related Bibliographies.
URL http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/publish/culture/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/publish/culture/
Link reported by: Matthias Arnold / Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (arno[use"@"]gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

04 Mar 2005

Journal of South Asia Women Studies (JSAWS)
Asiatica Association (www.asiatica.org), Milano, Italy
Supplied note: "We want to celebrate the _ 10th year _ of publications of the *Journal of South Asia Women Studies* with vol. 10, no. 1. [...]
In this issue: * Note from the Editor: The International Women's Day, Harvard University and Our Journal's Birthday, by E. Garzilli * Paper: Empowering Women in India: Changing Horizons - The Kalanjiam Experience, by Vinita Pandey * Book Review: Michelguglielmo Torri, Storia dell'India, by Sumit Guha * New Titles.
In a few days we are going to publish a new issue (vol. 10. no. 2), including the paper 'Women in Garhwal (Indian) Himalaya: From Eco-social Disparity to Eco-political Activism', by Prof. Annpurna Nautiyal (HNB Garhwal Uni., Srinagar). Happy reading! - eg."
[The e-journal's details: ISSN 1084-7478. Editor-in-Chief: Enrica Garzilli, U. of Macerata, Italy; Editors: Jayaraj Acharya, Tribhuvan U., Nepal; Gregory Bailey, La Trobe U., Australia; Oscar Botto, U. of Turin, Italy; Geraldine Forbes, SUNY College at Oswego, US; Himendra Thakur, ISADBBI, US; Kapila Vatsyayan, Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, India; Albrecht Wezler, U. of Hamburg, Germany; Carolyne Wright, Emory U., US. - ed.]
URL http://www.asiatica.org/jsaws/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.asiatica.org/jsaws/
Link reported by: Enrica Garzilli (garzilli[use"@"]asiatica.org), forwarded by INDOLOGY[use"@"]yahoogroups.com
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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 1,000

03 Mar 2005

An Illustrated History of the Communist Party of China
China Internet Information Center, Beijing, China
Supplied note: Description: This site is part of the "authorized government portal site to China, www.china.org.cn" (íÜç듧). It offers a survey to CCP history up to 1991 in 6 chapters, each with an introduction, and 30 to 48 images. In addition there is a short essay on the party in general. The images are presented as thumbnails (up to 12 on one page, all squeezed to square format) that can be opened in a new window with a short caption. Site contents: (1) Foreword; (2) The Communist Party of China (a. The Nature and Guiding Ideology; b. Guide in Action; c. Establishment and Development; d. The Basic Line at Present Stage and the Basic Stand in International Affairs; e. Organizational System; f. The Central Organizations); (3) Maturing Through Struggles (July 1921-July 1937); (4) Mainstay of the War of Resistance Against Japan (July 1937-August 1945); (5) Striving for Nationwide Victory of the Democratic Revolution (August 1945-September 1949); (6) From New Democratic Revolution to Socialism (October 1949-September 1956); (7) The Zigzag Course of Socialist Construction (September 1956-October 1976); (8) A New Era of Socialist Modernization Construction (October 1976-April 1991).
URL http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/45954.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.china.org.cn/english/features/45954.htm
Link reported by: Matthias Arnold / Internet Guide for ChinaStudies (arno[use"@"]gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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

03 Mar 2004

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India
Self-description: "The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India was established on November 11 1965. It is considered to be the premier strategic and security studies Think Tank in India."
Site contents: External Affairs Minister's Speech at the 7th Asian Security Conference (27-29 Jan 2005); Defence Minister's Speech at the 7th Asian Security Conference (27-29 Jan 2005); Strategic Analysis Vol.28 No.4 Oct-Dec 2004; Strategic Digest Vol. 34 No.12 Dec 2004; About Us; Faculty; Fellowship; Publications; Events; Seminars; Round Tables; Library; Contact Us.
URL http://www.idsa-india.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.idsa-india.org
Link reported by: Director (idsa[use"@"]vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Studies
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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 1,000

02 Mar 2005

Committee of Korean Studies (CKS)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, US
Supplied note: "The CKS [founded in 1968 - ed.] is the executive committee under the auspices of the Association of Asian Studies [www.aasianst.org/ - ed.]. [...] The goal of our CKS website is to serve as a central place where the above mentioned academic resources, bibliographic data-bases, as well as conferences (eg. Upcoming Korea related panels and events at this year's Chicago AAS Meetings can be downloaded as PDF files) and job announcements can be accessed. We have also included links to the major centers for Korean studies at universities around the world, as well as grant foundations such as the Korea Foundation, and the North-east Asia Council grants, and plan to add more in the future. - hp."
URL http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea2/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea2/
Link reported by: Hyung Il Pai (hyungpai[use"@"]yahoo.co.jp), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

02 Mar 2005

Mujaan: Documentary about Mongolian Nomads
Ragcha Media, Los Angeles, CA, US
Supplied note: "On the distant steppes of Mongolia, using only simple tools, strength and ingenuity, a nomad builds a home much the way his ancestors have for the past one thousand years. Mujaan (The Craftsman) is a vivid window to a disappearing way of life. - cmck."
[Mujaan - a 25 minutes film. Official Selection: Slamdance Film Festival 2005, International Buddhist Film Festival 2005, Cinequest Film Festival 2005, Mongolia Society Annual Conference 2004, National Peace Corps Association 25th Annual Conference 2004 - ed.]
URL http://www.mujaan.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Chris McKee (gawaragcha[use"@"]hotmail.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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Mar 2005

Bangladesh: A Seeming Crack-Down
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: "The so-called crack-down [of Feb 23, 2005 - ed.] on religious extremist elements ordered by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh has been selective. 2. It concentrates on action against leaders and cadres of the Jagrata Muslim Janata, Bangladesh (JMJB), which also operates under the name the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), but spares those of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) with confirmed links to Al Qaeda of Osama bin Laden and his International Islamic Front (IIF) [...]." - 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/papers13/paper1274.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

01 Mar 2005

2005 Women in Asia conference, Sep 2005
University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, Australia
Self-description: "Call for Papers for the Eighth Women in Asia Conference. To be held at the University of Technology, Sydney from the 26th to 28th September 2005. Papers are invited from all disciplines and participants may submit proposals for panels if they wish. You can download the form to register (PDF) (http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/wia/wiaregister.pdf). For enquiries, please email Catherine Walczak (catherine.walczak[use"@"]uts.edu.au)."
URL http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/wia/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Catherine Walczak (catherine.walczak[use"@"]uts.edu.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]: 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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