The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Oct 2006
Vol. 13, No. 11 (254)

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30 Oct 2006

Louis Schram's 'Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier' (orig pub. 1955-61)
www.lulu.com, Morrisville, NC, US
Supplied note: "Louis Schram's classic 3-volume study of the Monguor has now been combined into one volume, new introductions have been written, and made available in very affordable hardback and paperback versions as well as a FREE download on http://www.lulu.com/content/plateaupubs. [Note: the cited address appears to malfunction. For a reliable access try http://www.lulu.com/content/406799 - tmciolek.] - ks."
Self-description: "[A 2006] Republication in a single volume of Schram's classic study of the Monguor: (V.1) Their origins, history, and social organization; (V.2) Their religious life, and (V.3) Records of the Monguor clans: history of the Monguors in Huangchuang and the chronicles of the Lu family. New introductions by Juha Janhunen, Paul Neitupski, Gray Tuttle, Keith Slater, Jeroom Heyndrickx, and Limusishiden & Kevin Stuart."
Site contents: [a note by Prof Frank Conlon]: "The new publication, as at the website URL cited above is: _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier_ by Louis M. J. Schram Republication in a single volume of Schram's classic study of the Monguor: (V.1) Their origins, history, and social organization; (V.2) Their religious life, and (V.3) Records of the Monguor clans: history of the Monguors in Huangchuang and the chronicles of the Lu family. New introductions by Juha Janhunen, Paul Neitupski, Gray Tuttle, Keith Slater, Jeroom Heyndrickx, and Limusishiden & Kevin Stuart [PAPERBACK]. Product Details: Printed: 695 pages, 8.50" x 11.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink Publisher: Kevin Stuart Copyright: © 2006 by Kevin Stuart Standard Copyright License The original publication was in three parts of the _Transactions of the American Philosophical Society between 1954 and 1961. Father Louis Schram spent some twelve years in residence in the area documented. The original bibliographical citations that I have located are: Louis M. J. Schram, _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier: Their Origin, History and Social Organization (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1954) 138pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society_ (New Series) Vol. XLIV, part 1] _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier: Part II, Their Religious Life_ (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1957) 164pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society_ (New Series) Vol. XLVII, part 1] _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier. Part III, Records of the Monguor clans: History of the Monguors in Huangchung and The chronicles of the Lu family_ (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society,, 1961). 117 pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) Vol. LI, part 3.] - fconlon"
URL http://www.lulu.com/content/406799
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Kevin Stuart (kevin.stuart--at--gmail.com), forwarded by Frank Conlon (conlon--at--u.washington.edu) of h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

29 Nov 2005

North Korean Review (NKR) - new journal
The Institute for North Korea, The University of Detroit Mercy, MI, US.
Supplied note: "The Institute for North Korea of the University of Detroit Mercy and MacFarland Publishers are pleased to announce the publication of a new refereed jounal entitled NORTH KOREAN REVIEW (NKR), to be published two times a year. The purpose of NKR is to provide both North American and the world community with opportunities for improved understanding of North Korea. NKR is the first academic journal in North America or Europe focused exclusively on North Korea. Topics include culture, Economics, Religion, History, Business, Politics, and International Relations. Editor of the journal is Dr. Suk Hi Kim Professor of International Finance University of Detroit Mercy and its website is at [the URL below]
The Spring 2006 issue contains articles, chronologies, and North Korea's economic data:
ARTICLES: Death Sentence for North Korea's Principle of Self-Reliance? Market-Enhancing Governance on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea's Foreign Trade, Developments and Prospects of the North Korean Economic Policies since 1990, The Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions, North Korea's Move to a Market Economy, Between Peace and War, The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, Getting Around Pyongyang's Hard-Liners
FEATURES: Chronlogies, North Korean Economic Data - myh."
[Information about an e-journal with an access via a password - ed.]
URL http://www.northkoreanreview.com [alternatively, http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/nkr.html]
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Moo-Young Han (myhan--at--phy.duke.edu), forwarded by The Information Exchange For Korean-American Scholars (IEKAS) newsletter (www.skas.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

27 Nov 2005

Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS)
The Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS), Osaka, Japan.
Self-description: "Founded in 2005, the Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS) is a professional organization for scholars and educators in Asia who are interested in and actively contribute to the development of global studies as a research and teaching field. Its primary focus is on Asia's changing international status and the impact of globalization on Asia, though it also supports work by members on other themes and world regions. AAGS strives to promote innovative research and alternative perspectives on issues of international significance. [...] The Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS) will be hosting its 2nd International Conference at Jeonju University in Jeonju, South Korea from March 24-25, 2007. The theme of the conference will be 'Human Security in Asia: Emerging Issues and Challenges.'"
Site contents: *About AAGS; * Membership; * Events; * Journal [Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) - ed.]; * Newsletter [Asia-World Bulletin: vol. 1 no. 1 (July 2006)] ; * Announcements; * Links (Global/International Studies Associations, Asian Studies Associations, Asia News, Global/In'tl Studies Journals, Asian Studies Journals); * Contact Us.
URL http://asia-globalstudies.org
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dr. Derrick Nault (dnault--at--asia-globalstudies.org), forwarded by H-Net list for Asian History and Culture (h-asia--at--h-net.msu.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

26 Oct 2006

12th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), New York, April 2007
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), Columbia University, NY, US
Supplied note: "Asn 2007 Convention Call For Papers, 'Nation, Community, And The State' 12th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) International Affairs Building, Columbia University, NY Sponsored by the Harriman Institute 12-14 April 2007 ***Proposal deadline: 2 November 2006*** Contact information: proposal submission: darel--at--uottawa.ca [backup address: darelasn--at--gmail.com] [...] 100 panels on the Balkans, the Baltics, Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Turkey, Greece, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan, China, and Mongolia **Including a Special Section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism** Thematic panels on Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, and many more Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers AND the screening and discussion of new ** Films/Documentaries** The ASN Convention, the most attended international and inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related to national identity, nationalism, ethnic conflict, state-building and the study of empires in Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Eurasia, and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include political science, history, anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, socio-linguistics, psychology, and related fields. [...] The 2007 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS. [...] The 2007 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT on a panel to be created by the program committee from individual paper proposals. [...] There is no application form to fill out in order to send proposals to the convention. All proposals must be sent by email to Dominique Arel at darel--at--uottawa.ca (backup address: darelasn--at--gmail.com). [...] - da."
URL http://www.nationalities.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nationalities.org/
Link reported by: Dominique Arel (darel--at--uottawa.ca), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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 1000

26 Oct 2006

Nuclear North Korea: Nervousness In 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, 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: "According to well-informed sources in Pakistan of well-established credibility, there is nervousness in Pakistan that fresh enquiries by the US into North Korea's nuclear capability might bring out hitherto unknown (to the international community) information relating to co-operation between Pakistan and North Korea in the nuclear and missile fields. These sources say that Maj. Gen. (retd) Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, who is a close personal friend of Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has informed Gen. Musharraf that after the North Korean nuclear test of October 9, 2006, the US intelligence has been asked to do an update of a National Intelligence Estimate of 2002 on Pakistan-North Korea nuclear co-operation and to talk to Mrs. Benazir Bhutto and Mr. Nawaz Sharif, former Pakistani Prime Ministers, about it. Details of the reported National Intelligence Estimate were given by Mr. Seymour Hersh, the well-known investigative journalist, in an article published by the New Yorker magazine on January 27, 2003. A copy of the article is annexed." - 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/papers21/paper2004.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 - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde--at--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

26 Oct 2006

Media: Policies, cultures and futures in the Asia Pacific Region, Nov 2006
Humanities Research Centre, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Supplied note: "Media: Policies, cultures and futures in the Asia Pacific Region Conference 27-29 November 2006, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia This year the ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network's (APFRN) signature event is organised by the Media-Asia Research Group (MARG) at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. We would like to invite you to join us. The conference will feature over 70 papers on a wide range of topics exploring issues such as new media and the internet, media and gender, media law and policy, journalism, globalisation and censorship in the region.
Prominent Asian film directors Shyam Benegal from India and Garin Nugroho from Indonesia will be at the conference to talk about film and social commentary. [...] The conference will feature short films from Yogyakarta, Indonesia compiled by Konfiden Foundation in Jakarta. There will also be a screening of Passabe, a documentary film by James Leong and Lynn Lee (Singapore) on the United Nations-backed Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor. [...] There will be plenary presentations by Professor Yingjin Zhang (University of California, San Diego) and Dr Paola Voci (Otago University) on 'China, films and documentaries' and Associate Professor David Robie (Auckland University) and Louise Williams (Sydney Morning Herald) on 'Reporting Asia and the Pacific'. [...] For more information about the conference please visit the conference website [at the URL below] or email: MARG--at--curtin.edu.au - ks."
URL http://www.MediaAsiaConference.humanities.curtin.edu.au
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dr. Krishna Sen (k.sen--at--curtin.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

24 Oct 2006

The 13th Annual Conference of North American Taiwan Studies Association, Jun 2007
North American Taiwan Studies Association, US
Supplied note: "The 13th Annual Conference of North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) * An international and cross-disciplinary conference * - Date: June 8-10, 2007 - Venue: University of Wisconsin -Madison, USA - Submission Deadline: November 30, 2006 - Acceptance notification: January 20, 2007 [Call for Papers] Part A. 2007 Main Theme Taiwan in the Nexus of 'Empires' Part B. 2007 Other Major Themes 1. Political Corruption and Democratic Consolidation in Taiwan: [...] 2. Justice and Peace in Taiwan: [...] 3. Reflection and Critique on Taiwan as an Information Society: [...] Part C. Other Topics Please note that those who wish to pursue topics in Taiwan Studies that are not listed above may do so, but they are required to organize their own panels and submit panel proposals together with individual paper abstracts. Conference contributors may be eligible for travel grants; details will be announced on the website in February 2007. For details of the submission guideline and more information, please see the NATSA website at [the URL below]. Enquiries may be made to the NATSA Secretary: secretary--at--na-tsa.org [...]."
URL http://www.na-tsa.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: secretary--at--na-tsa.org, forwarded by asia_news--at--anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

18 Oct 2006

Funduks, hospices, and caravanserais/khans in Eurasia and Northern Africa c. 500 BCE-2000 CE.
Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project, Asia Pacific Research Online, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "Ciolek, T. Matthew. 2006. Georeferenced data set (Series 2 - Significant Nodes): Funduks, hospices, and caravanserais/khans (code RHSE = resthouses) in Eurasia and Northern Africa c. 500 BCE-2000 CE. OWTRAD Dromographic Digital Data Archives (ODDDA). Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online. - tmc."
Self description: "[...] This document comprises a georeferenced data set [543 data points in MapInfo, Google Earth (KML), and CSV formats - ed.] belonging to the Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) project [http://www.ciolek.com/owtrad.html]. It can be used for historical research (e.g. validation of some set of facts); analyses of distances/ travel times/ modes of travel/ cargo moved along particular transportation corridors; the construction of an electronic map, or GIS model of the movement/ transport/ communication circuits in a given area and time-period. The data originate in the studied analogue source(s) [...]. Here they are disambiguated, subjected to georeferencing, and re-stated in a highly standardised manner. Consequently, OWTRAD data are easier to crossreference, share, analyse and manipulate. Also, they are more precise, and easier to test and correct than the original sources."
URL http://www.ciolek.com/OWTRAD/DATA/tmc-nodes-RHSE.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 30

18 Oct 2006

Korea Update, 20 Oct 2006
China and Korea Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "On behalf of the Centre for Korean Studies at the Australian National University, I would like to welcome you to participate in our Korea Update 2006, which will be held on Friday 20 October. The Korea Update is an annual event designed to provide the community with the most up-to-date information on developments on the Korean peninsula. Among the speakers are representatives of the academic, business, and foreign affairs communities. At this Update, sources of Korea-related expertise will also be identified and information on how best to gain access to these sources will be provided. Due to the generous support of the Australia-Korea Foundation, admission to the Korea Update is free, and morning tea and lunch will be provided. It will be held at the Coombs Lecture Theatre, ANU, opening at 09:00 am and closing at 4:15 pm. A program is at: [the URL below] - rhm."
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/data/Korea_Update.pdf
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Roald H. Maliangkay (Roald.Maliangkay--at--anu.edu.au), forwarded by asia_news--at--anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

17 Oct 2006

Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA)
Tibetan Government in Exile, Dharamsala, India
Supplied note: "The webpage gives free, live and downloadable access to the daily Buddhist Philosophy Class taught at the Library. The teacher for this class, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, holds the degree of Geshe Lharampa, which he received in 1980. He also holds an Acharya degree (equiv. to Master's Degree) from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (hereinafter CIHTS) in Sarnath, Varanasi. He has taught classes at LTWA since 1978. - pa."
Self-description: "Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) is an autonomous body under direct supervision of H.H. the Dalai Lama. It is registered with the Government of India under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860. LTWA is recognized by Himachal Pradesh University as a Centre for Tibetan Studies in 1991 and was accorded status of National Library, Archives and Museum by the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile in 1996."
Site contents: * DEPARTMENTS (Administration, Library (Tibetan Manuscript [more than 80,000 manuscripts, xylographs, documents, illuminated manuscripts, and microfilm records - ed.], Foreign Language), Archive (Audiovisual & Sound [over 26,000 hours of audio recordings - ed.] Photographic [over 7,000 photos, negatives and slides of Tibet - ed.], Architectural (TADC)), Museum, Research & Translation, Oral History [several thousands transcripts of recordings of interviews with senior Tibetans, both religious and secular - ed.] Publications, (Tibetan Publication [150 publications to date concerning Buddhist philosophy and other aspects of Tibetan culture, incl. two periodicals 'gTam Tshog' (Tibetan history, art, philosophy, literature and language) and 'Bod Kyi Tsen Rig Dus Deb') Non-Tibetan Publication [217 titles published, incl. a scholarly periodical 'The Tibet Journal'); * ANNOUNCEMENT (Buddhist Philosophy, Tibetan Language); * BOOKS PUBLISHED - English Publications [450 titles published]; * EDUCATION - Courses Provided (Buddhist Philosophy (Session I, Session II), Tibetan Language (Beginners, Advance, Intensive)); * PROJECTS (Project List, Cholka-sum Project [sub-regional and regional histories of Tibet, namely U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo regions - ed.], Digitisation Project [digitisation of historical documents], Narthang Project [digitisation of the mid-18th c. block printed Narthang edition of a complete set of 102 volumes of Kangyur, and 224 volumes of Tengyur], Science Project, Sung-Bum Project, Manuscript Project); *JOURNALS (Journals Published, Tibet Journal [est. 1971, the index of Tibet Journal from 1975-2005 is available online in PDF format] gTam Tshog, Science Journal [Journal - pdf version (in Tibetan), Newsletter - pdf version (in Tibetan) are available online] Hindi Journal); * AUDIO (Power of Compassion, Online Buddhist Philosophy Class); * CONTACTS.
URL http://www.ltwa.net/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ltwa.net/
Link reported by: Peg Adams (pegjune--at--yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* 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 10

17 Oct 2006

The '1421' Myth exposed: Chinese admiral Zheng He did not discover the world in 1421
www.1421exposed.com, Singapore
Supplied note: "Considerable new material has been added to the www.1421exposed.com website, including: * Gavin Menzies Cartographic Fiction: The Case Of The Chinese 'Discovery' of Australia - Associate Professor W.A.R. (Bill) Richardson * Walrus Pitch & Other Novelties: Gavin Menzies & the Far North - Kirsten Seaver * 1421 and all that Junk - Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott * Fathoming the Unfathomable: Even Leviathans have Limits - Dr. Stephen Davies, Museum Director Hong Kong Maritime Museum * Did the Chinese Circumnavigate the World in 1421? or Why Menzies' 1421 Won't Sail - Captain P. J. Rivers, FRGS FNI MRIN ACII ACI Arb, Master Mariner 1418 Map a Fake - Dr. Geoff Wade PLUS - the full transcript of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 4-Corners documentary 'Junk History' in which Menzies, his agent, and the publisher reveal that Menzies did not write the book! AND - an expose of Paul Chiasson's "The Island of Seven Cities" completely refuting his claims. This includes aerial photos from 1931, 1947, 1953, 1969, 1975, 1984, and 1993 which show the gradual development of the features identified in the book as fire, roads, and geological exploration take their toll on the area. Articles by Andrew Hanam, an expert on the area, and Lynn Baechler, who actually carried out the geological exploration, detail the events. 16 photos of specific features, showing their recent origin, provide clear supporting evidence."
Self-description: "The http://www.1421exposed.com and http://www.1421exposed.tv joint websites have been set up by an international group of academics and researchers who are greatly concerned about the myths being created and perpetuated by Gavin Menzies, his group and his publishers. In his book '1421: The Year China Discovered the World' Menzies claimed Chinese admiral Zheng He had circumnavigated the globe, in the process 'discovering' most of the world. Subsequent media coverage has failed to accurately present to the public the large body of evidence that Menzies' claim is a fabrication, without any basis in fact. The purpose of this website is to present that evidence, and ensure that history is not rewritten by publishers more interested in short-sighted marketing campaigns that ensure their financial security, rather than intellectual integrity and public enlightenment. Contributors: * Dr. Geoff Wade Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore; * Dr. Kirsten A. Seaver Independent Historical Researcher; * Captain Phil Rivers FRGS FNI MRIN ACII ACI Arb. Master Mariner, author; * Dr. Stephen Davies Museum Director, Hong Kong Maritime Museum; * Andrew Hannam; * Associate Professor W.A.R. (Bill) Richardson Adelaide University; * Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott Melbourne University; * Michael Ross President, Australian Map Circle"
Site contents: * Contents; * About; * 1421? (Claims, Fantasy, Heresy, NZ, Junk History, No Maori, No Science, Mystic Fires, Walrus Pitch, Alll that Junk, Fiction, Fathoming, Won't Sail); *1763 Map (Challenge, Liu Claim, Prof. Zhou, Carbon Date, Gang Map, Map Holes, Overall, First Claim, Fake Map, Xinhua, Fragment); * 7 Cities; * Zheng He (Some Sources for the Zheng He Voyages - Original Sources, Academic Studies, Popular Media representations, Eunuch-led Voyages to the Eastern and Western Oceans); * Menzies (Sell Sell, Congress, Singapore, Opposite); * Media; * Contacts; * Abuse; *Your 1421 (Petition, Discussion, Evidence, Site update); * User guide (Updates, Beginner's Guide, Zheng He, Discussion, Sites).
[Menzies' book '1421: The Year China Discovered America' is discussed and evaluated in a Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1421_hypothesis address - ed.]
URL http://www.1421exposed.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Geoff Wade (arigpw--at--nus.edu.sg), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/News/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 300 [in fact, 160]

16 Oct 2006

Iranian-Speaking Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes, Barcelona, May 2007
Department of Sciences of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Supplied note: "We are pleased to announce the upcoming International Conference 'Scythians, Sarmatians, Alans - Iranian-Speaking Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes', which will be held at the Autonomous University of Barcelona from Monday 7th to Friday 11th May 2007, in close collaboration with the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAN (Moscow). [...T]o facilitate scientific exchange, participants are strongly encouraged to submit their papers in English (or, eventually, French). Applicants should initially register their interest in attending the conference by filling in the application (click on 'Paper Submission Download') and returning a copy of this document to the E-Mail address cg.iranian.steppe.nomads--at--uab.es by 1 December 2006. For more information, please refer to the website [at the URL below]."
URL http://seneca.uab.es/antiguitat/SCYTHIANS/CONGRESS.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Judith Lerner (judith.lerner--at--earthlink.net), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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

13 Oct 2006

E-ASPAC: an electronic journal in Asian Studies
Matsushita Center for Electronic Learning, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, US
Self-description: "About E-ASPAC: E-AsPac is the electronic journal of the scholarly association ASPAC (Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast) [mcel.pacificu.edu/aspac/home/aspac.php3], the regional organization of the Association for Asian Studies. E-AsPac is peer reviewed by a board of scholars in Asian Studies. Technical support is provided by the Matsushita Center for Electronic Learning (MCEL) at Pacific University and by student majors from the Computer Science and Integrated Media programs at Pacific. Editorial Board: The members of the editorial board of E-AsPac are active Asian Studies scholars who are comfortable working in electronic materials. If you would like to apply to join our editorial board, please send a CV to Jeffrey Barlow, Executive Editor, E-AaPac. barlowj--at--pacificu.edu"
Site contents: * Current issue [2006]: (Acevedo, Pamela E. and Emily Cabanda) An Empirical Analysis of TFP Gains in the Philippine Food Processing Industry: A Multi-criteria Approach (Chiu, Candy Lim and Emilyn Cabanda) Motivational and Environmental Factors Influencing Family Business: Evidence from a Study of Chinese-Filipino Entrepreneurs in the Philippines; (Chiu, Tzu-hsiu) Public Secrets: Geopolitical Aesthetics in Zhang Yimou's "Hero"; (Cunningham, Eric) Ecstatic Treks in the Demon Regions: Zen and the Satori of the Psychedelic Experience; (Karanth, Dileep) The Indian Oboe Reexamined; (Magno, Augustus and Emilyn Cabanda) Asian Development Bank Assistance after the Asian Financial Crisis: An Empirical Analysis of Its Financial Resources and Operational Activities; (Moro, Pamela) Defining the Classical in Studies of South and Southeast Asian Music: A Review and Evaluation of Pertinent Scholarship; (Nguyen, Keaton) The Agency of Keitai; (Sinclair, Paul) The Modern Chinese Language and its Changing Status in the Japanese University; (Tillack, Peter) Out of Place: Effaced History, Embodied Memory in Goto Meisei's "Nameless First-Lieutenant's Son"; Esterline [Prize] Winners: (Dewell, Christopher) Going Abroad: Japanese Travel to Chinese Nagasaki in the Tokugawa Era; (Wood, Michael) Masculinism, Colonialism, and the Late Edo Castaway Narrative: Japanese Accounts of Port Brothels in the Pacific; * Archives (2005 Issue, 2004 Issue, 2003 Issue, 2002 Issue); * About; * Resoures; * Contact; * ASPAC
URL http://mcel.pacificu.edu/easpac/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://mcel.pacificu.edu/easpac/
Link reported by: William Vanderbok (vanderbok--at--socal.rr.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 300

13 Oct 2006

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Self-description: "South Asia Analysis Group is a non profit non commercial think tank. The objective of the group is to advance strategic analysis and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of Indian and International security and promote public understanding. In so doing, the SAAG seeks to address the decision makers, strategic planners, academics and the media in South Asia and the world at large. The group holds the concept of strategy in its broadest meaning-including mobilization and application of all resources to understand national and international security. The articles in this site are provided by scholars with many years of experience in political and strategic analysis. The aim of the group is not to compete with Governments, Academics, NGOs or other institutions dealing with strategic analysis and national security but to provide another point of view for the decision makers and other national/international think tanks."
Site contents:
* About us; * Papers (on 13 Oct 06: Bangladesh: Attempt to Restrain Islamists before Elections Lacks Sincerity, East Asia: The Strategic Implications of North Korea's Nuclear Tests, Sri Lanka : Contradictions of a Military Agenda - Update No. 104, North Korea : Iran & Israel Watching, Wanted: Bin Laden's Horoscope - International Terrorism Monitor--Paper No. 138, Baloch Shadow over Islamabad, Rajapakse Govt. Trying for a Dictated Peace: International Terrorism Monitor- Paper No. 137, BHUTAN: Recent Developments should be Cause for Satisfaction- Update No. 56, Security For Musharraf Tightened Up - International Terrorism Monitor--Paper No. 136, Operation Enduring Taliban - International Terrorism Monitor--Paper No. 135, The Rise and Fall of Shashi Tharoor. Index1: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Europe, Fiji, India, Iraq, Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, SouthAsia(General), SEAsia, Sri Lanka, United States, West Asia, Index2: Economy, General, Indian Political Parties/Institutions, Intelligence, Islamic Affairs, Media, Non-Proliferation, Strategic Affairs & Security, Technology, Terrorism, WMD);
* Notes (on 13 Oct 06: 338. Sri Lanka : Contradictions Of A Military Agenda - Update No. 104 By Col. R. Hariharan (10/10/2006) 337. Bhutan: Recent Developments Should Be Cause For Satisfaction - Update No. 56 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (7/10/2006) 336. Nepal: Nine Irreducible Demands Of The Maoists: Update No. 104 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (4/10/2006) 335. Nepal: Maoists' Fourth Conference Of CCOMPOSA Continues With Anti-India Resolutions - Update No. 103 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (25/9/2006) 334. Sri Lanka: "So Far And No Further" - India Signals LTTE - Update No 103 By Col. R. Hariharan (24/9/2006) 333. Sri Lanka: Peace Talks And Peace Traps - Update No. 102 By Col. R. Hariharan (23/9/2006) 332. Nepal: Maoists Display Their Urban Strength - Update No. 102 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (19/9/2006) 331. Nepal: Arms Management Continues To Be The Sticking Point - Update No. 101 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (13/9/2006) 330. Sri Lanka: LTTE's Moment Of Truth At Sampur - Update No. 101 By Col. R. Hariharan (8/9/2006) 329. Nepal: Prachanda's Tirade Against India - Unwarranted? - Deliberate? - Update No. 100 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (1/9/2006) 328. Sri Lanka: War In Small Doses - Update No. 100 By Col. R. Hariharan (31/8/2006) 327. Nepal : Draft Interim Constitution Submitted - "A Damp Squib" - Update No. 99 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (28/8/2006) 326. Sri Lanka: LTTE Under Stress - Update No. 99 By Col. R. Hariharan (25/8/2006) 325. Nepal: SPA Muddling Along And Giving In At Every Stage - Update No. 98 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (19/8/2006) 324. Sri Lanka: LTTE Strikes Back - Update No. 98 By Col. R. Hariharan (15/8/2006) 323. Engaging Sri Lanka - India's Potpourri - Update No. 97 By Col. R. Hariharan (30/7/2006) 322. Nepal: Core Dispute Is Still The "Management Of Arms On Both Sides - Update No. 97 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (29/7/2006) 321. Bhutan: Refugee Issue - Stalemate Continues - Update No. 55 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (25/7/2006) 320. Nepal: Serious Differences Between Maoists & SPA - Update No. 96 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (20/7/2006) 319. Sri Lanka : LTTE Regrets Without Remorse - Update No. 96 By Col. R. Hariharan (30/6/2006) 318. Sri Lanka: Responding To LTTE Strategies - Update No. 95 By Col. R. Hariharan (23/6/2006) 317. Nepal: The Maoists Have Their Way So Far - Update No. 95 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (22/6/2006) 316. Sri Lanka: LTTE Strategies For A War In 'Peace' - Update No. 94 By Col. R. Hariharan (19/6/2006) 315. Sri Lanka : A Requiem For Peace Process? Not Yet - Update No.93 By Col. R. Hariharan (12/6/2006) 314. Sri Lanka : Oslo Fiasco - Update No. 92 By Col. R. Hariharan (8/6/2006));
* Forum (on 13 Oct 06: Total Topics: 203 - Total Posts: 370); * Search; * Feedback; * Links.
URL http://www.saag.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.saag.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--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]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3000 [in fact, 4850]

12 Oct 2006

The China Journal
Contemporary China Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "The China Journal [ISSN: 13249347; OCLC: 41170782; LCCN: 2001-227002; continues 'The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs' Nos. 1 - 33, 1979-1995 - ed.] is a refereed, scholarly publication that focuses on topics relating to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan since 1949, plus studies of the major issues that contribute to understanding of Communist Party history and contemporary events. [...] In addition to a wide range of articles, the Journal also carries book reviews of all the important books published on modern China. The Journal is published twice yearly - in January and July - by the Contemporary China Centre at the Australian National University. [...] Articles appearing in the Journal are abstracted or indexed in Political Science Abstracts, Asian Business Contents, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences Citation Index, Research Alert, Historical Abstracts, Australian Public Affairs Information Service, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Bibliography of Asian Studies, America: History and Life, World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography, International Development Abstracts, GEOBASE, International Bibliography of Literature (IBZ) and Public Affairs Information Service."
Site contents:
* Current Issue [TOC & abstracts only]; * Previous Issues ((*Author Index; * Topic Index (Agriculture and Rural China, Associations, Civil Society and Corporatism, Australia-China Relations, Chinese Scholars and China Studies, Culture/Literature, Demography, Economy, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Foreign and Military Policy, Foreign Business and Trade, Historiography, History, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Industry, Workers and Cities, Language Learning, Mao Zedong, Mass Media, Nationalism, Political Thought, Politics and Law, PRC-Taiwan Relations, Society, Technology and Technology Transfer, Tiananmen Protests, Western Perceptions of China)); * Abstracts [Issues 37 (Jan 1997) - 56 (Jul 2006)]; * Editorial Office; * Editorial Board; * Subscriptions; * Submission of Manuscripts; * What They're Saying About Us.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ccc/journal.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ccc/journal.htm
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 300

10 Oct 2006

South Asia Conference, Apr 27-29, 2007
South Asian Studies Alliance, Los Angeles, US
Supplied note: "The South Asian Studies Alliance is pleased to announce that Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles will host SASA’s foundation South Asia Conference April 27-29, 2007. The conference theme is 'South Asia Engaged.' We are living in a time of rapid change in change in South Asia. The region is increasingly integrated into the world at large in every way imaginable. Globalization, cultural outreach, social evolution, diplomatic exchanges, basic research, and the dynamic of its Diaspora number among of myriad ways in which South Asia is engaged with the 21st century. The program committee welcomes submissions in all aspects of South Asian studies, particularly those involving this theme. The proposal deadline is February 18, 2007. Individuals interested in helping SASA evolve into a significant professional association are also encouraged to attend. For full particulars please visit [the URL below] - wv."
URL http://sasia.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sasia.org
Link reported by: William Vanderbok (wvanderbok--at--gmail.com)
* 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

09 Oct 2006

The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers
members.optusnet.com.au, Australia
Supplied note: "The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers. Wil de Jong, Lye Tuck-Po and Ken-ichi Abe (eds). [Hardcover - Aug 30 2006 - ed.]
The 13 chapters in this book from Southeast Asia, the Amazon basin, and Sub-Saharan Africa analyze what happens to the people who migrate to tropical forests, inside the forest or out of the forest, as well as to the people who live in tropical forests and who have to put up with new migrants. In the Southeast Asia overview chapter, Lesley Potter shows how colonial plantation policies affected the lives of migrants who were coerced to join estate crop plantations in the extensive forests one century ago. The discussion extends to a post-colonial political ecology analysis of the same trends. In his chapter, Lennard Andaya looks at pre-modern resource and population policies of small kingdoms and sultanates, in a time when dominion of people was more important than dominion of territory to gain and hold status and power. The fate of migrants and residents, however, is best demonstrated in three case study chapters from Vietnam's Central Highlands, Indonesia's Eastern Kalimantan and Bugees settlers who relocated in large numbers to the harsh peetland environments of Sumatra since the 1970s. Together the chapters tell a compelling story of migrants and what happens to them when they move in large numbers to tropical forests; a story that goes much beyond the linking of migration and deforestation trends mostly emphasized in recent literature. Table of content at [the URL below].
Book summary at http://www.transpacificpress.com/cache/header-4public__0-0.html?cache=no
- wdj."
URL http://members.optusnet.com.au/tppweb/SocEcoTOC.pdf
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: Wil de Jong (dejongwil--at--gmail.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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Oct 2006

China: Is Economic Growth Out of Control?
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos/ Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, Spain
Self-description: "China: Is Economic Growth Out Of Control? (ARI) ARI 97/2006 (Translated from Spanish) -- Analisis Pablo Bustelo (4/10/2006 )"
Contents: * Theme; * Summary; * Analysis (What do the Economic Figures and Policy Measures Indicate? Partial Overheating: Causes and Responses, The Need for Further Measures, The Risks); * Conclusions.
Extract: "Summary: This analysis begins by pointing out that the figures for the first half of 2006 indicate that the Chinese economy is presenting real overheating, although limited to certain sectors, in view of which policy-makers have taken a series of restrictive actions, which could be a sign of frustration and concern in the government. Secondly, the analysis argues that further cooling measures are called for, especially to slow export growth and cut the huge rate of savings, but that the yuan is unlikely to appreciate substantially. Thirdly, the paper asserts that, in the absence of any measures such as these, and especially if there is significant external turmoil, the risk of a hard landing could increase considerably. - pablo bustelo."
Pablo Bustelo is a Senior Analyst (Asia-Pacific region) at the Elcano Royal Institute and professor of Applied Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid - ed.
URL http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/analisis/1053.asp
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: Pablo Bustelo (bustelop--at--ccee.ucm.es)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

06 Oct 2006

International Indology Conference, Goa, Feb 2007
International Indology Conference Committee, Goa, India
Supplied note: "We are pleased to announce the launching of our website [at the URL below] which contains all the details of the International Indology Conference, Goa to be held from February 8-10, 2007 at the Kala Academy, Goa, India. The theme of the conference is 'Ancient Wisdom Brought to Modern Times - Pathway to Higher Consciousness'. [The new website] will now have a permanent global presence as a monthly International Magazine featuring news and views on indological issues worldwide. Please mail us your valuable suggestions as well as news and views to enable us to keep the website constantly updated. - ar."
Site contents: * The Conference; * Travel Desk; * General Information; * Heathenland; * Indology Institutions [a link to a web page at the University College London - ed.]; * Indological Publishers & Bookshops [a link to a web page at the University College London - ed.]; * Beautiful Goa; * Incredible India!
URL http://www.indologygoa.org/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Anjali Rao (anjarao--at--gmail.com)
* 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]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Oct 2006

Latin America-Caribbean and Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century, Sep 2007
Macao Association for the Promotion of Exchange Between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL), Macao, China
Supplied note: "We extend our warmest welcome to all Latin-Americanists and participants from the Americas, Europe and Asia/Oceania to come to Macau, where the 13th Congress of FIEALC [25-28 Sep 2007 - ed.] will be held for the first time in China, when the whole region is entering a dramatic socio-economic growth period. [...]

The General Theme for the Congress is 'Latin America-Caribbean and Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century'. Papers and panels are encouraged to focus on interaction and comparison between the two continents, as well as interdisciplinary studies. There are 10 recommended pillars [...] 1. Social and human development; 2. Economy & technology (the commercial relations between East and West with special reference to China/Asia and Latin America; development models; international trade & national interest; international aid & consequences; complementarity & competition; technology & progress; micro and macro finance; rural development); 3. Political development (political institutions in Latin America from Independence till Modernity; political reforms & development; democracy & democracies; the 'lurch to the Left' and the new role of 'native' groups in Latin America; community building and NGOs; new populism); 4. Law and Justice; 5. International relations (diplomacy & integration; the US & Latin America; the rise of China & implications for Latin America; people to people contacts; tourism); 6. Globalization (technological development and globalization; local identities and local communities in the process of globalization, Latin America and Asia Pacific in the Doha Round); 7. Culture; 8. Literature; (role of literature in modern history and Latin America; outstanding literary works) 9. History (the New World and Asian imagination; the historical relations between Portugal, Spain and Asia; the creation of nationalism, their comparison and interaction; migration from Asia-Pacific to Latin America and back); 10. Macau (as a 'platform'-- its bridging role between East and West, between China and Latin America from history, present to the future).

Panel Proposals and Individual Papers [..] The panel proponents should submit their forms before the 15th of September 2006, and the individual paper presenters before the 15th of December 2006 [...]. Abstract of papers (not more than 500 words) in each category, with preference in English, are required for selection. The forms should be submitted to the Organizing Committee of FIEALC 2007 before the above deadlines in the following methods: 1. Fill out the online registration form for panel/individual proposals provided in our website www.fiealc2007.org (Recommended by the Organizing Committee); 2. Email the completed registration form to our email box at contact@fiealc2007.org. [...] 3. Send by post to the Organizing Committee in form of diskette or CD in PDF or WORD format. (Mailing Address: Suite 1109, Macau Landmark, Avenida da Amizade, Macau). All papers must be written in Spanish, Portuguese or English. [...]
[Note: In early Oct 2006 the www.fiealc2007.org did not appear to be fully operational - ed.]
URL http://www.fiealc2007.org/english/index.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jorge Di Masi (estudiodimasi--at--hotmail.com)
* 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

05 Oct 2006

Contemplating Violence in Indonesia - The 4th annual Herb Feith Lecture, 30 Nov 2006
Herb Feith Foundation, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Self-description: "Contemplating Violence in Indonesia - Herb Feith Memorial Lecture by Ruth McVey, 30 November 2006. [6.00pm refreshments for 7.00pm start , Thursday 30 November 2006, Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Corner Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne - ed.] Dr McVey is Emeritus Reader in Southeast Asian Politics at the University of London. She received her PhD in Government at Cornell University and subsequently held positions at Yale University, the Center for International Studies at MIT, Cornell University and the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London Her early work concentrated on the history of the Indonesian Communist movement and the general relationship between ideology and social change in Indonesia. Later she studied social and ideological transformation in rural southern Thailand and the rise of the Southeast Asian business-political elite. Among her principal publications are 'The Rise of Indonesian Communism' (1965), 'Southeast Asian Transitions' (1978), 'Southeast Asian Capitalists' (1992) and 'Money and Power in Provincial Thailand' (2000). In October 2005 Professor McVey was awarded the Asian Pacific Forum, Awaji Conference Japan, 4th Iue Asia Pacific Culture Prize."
URL http://www.herb-feith-foundation.org/materials/HerbFeith4thLectureFlyerDraft-rev.pdf
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the page was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Bev Fryer (bev.fryer--at--adm.monash.edu.au)
* 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

04 Oct 2006

Strategic Asia - A Program of The National Bureau of Asian Research
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US.
Self-description: "Strategic Asia is an ongoing, independent assessment of the strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific. The program provides an authoritative, independent source of information and analysis for the policymaking community, media, the business sector, and academe. The program's core product is an annual volume [i.e. Strategic Asia volume] in which top Asia specialists and international relations experts outline the region's current strategic environment and then ask what "strategic Asia" will look like in five years. The second major product is a new generation database that provides, in one place and free of charge, a range of strategic indicators and resources for 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific. [...] Strategic Asia is a major initiative of The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). NBR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in the Asia-Pacific."

Site contents [Current Annual Volume]:
Strategic Asia 2006-07: Trade, Interdependence, and Security ([by] Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills, Published September 2006, ISBN 0-9713938-7-7, Strategic Asia 2006-07: Trade, Interdependence, and Security, the sixth volume in NBR's Strategic Asia series, examines how trade and interdependence fit into the grand strategies of various Asian states and how changing economic relationships could affect regional stability in Asia. Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, the book assesses trade and investment dynamics in the region, the rise of new powers, the ongoing processes of globalization, and the impact of economic interdependence on security, and evaluates how these trends are altering Asia's strategic environment.
* Trade, Interdependence, and Security in Asia - Ashley J. Tellis; * The Superpower as Super-Debtor: Implications of Economic Disequilibria for U.S.-Asian Relations - Stephen D. Cohen; * Rising China: The Search for Power and Plenty - Michael R. Chambers; * Back to Normal? The Promise and Pitfalls of Japan's Economic Integration - Michael Mastanduno; * South Korea's Embrace of Interdependence in Pursuit of Security - David C. Kang; * Russia's Economic Role in Asia: Toward Deeper Integration - Peter Rutland; * Trade, Energy, and Security in the Central Asian Arena - Dina R. Spechler and Martin C. Spechler; * The Limits of Integration in Improving South Asian Security - Devesh Kapur and Kavita Iyengar; * Strategic Dimensions of Economic Interdependence in Southeast Asia - Donald E. Weatherbee; * China: Can Economic Growth Continue without Political Reform? - Minxin Pei; * Will Economic Interdependence Encourage China's and India's Peaceful Ascent? - David P. Rapkin and William R. Thompson; * When the Flu Comes: Political and Economic Risks of Pandemic Disease in Asia - Ann Marie Kimball; * Strategic Asia by the Numbers).

Site contents [Previous Annual Volumes]:
Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty (2005-06); Confronting Terrorism in the Pursuit of Power (2004-05); Fragility and Crisis (2003-04); Asian Aftershocks (2002-03); Power and Purpose (2001-02).

Site contents [Strategic Asia Database - Economic, military, and political data for all countries in Strategic Asia.]:
* Country View [for 37 countries from Afghanistan to Vietnam]; * Datasheeet View (The Database Search tool offers free access to the entire Strategic Asia database-75 indicators [in the areas of: Economy, Trade and Investment, Government Spending, Population, Energy and Environment, Communications and Transportation, Armed Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Politics and International Relations, and Finance - ed.] for 37 countries or territories [i.e. Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North America - ed.] in the Asia-Pacific, spanning the years 1990 to 2004. To display data for online viewing, printing, or download, select up to 5 countries and 25 indicators for 5 years.); * Selected Charts and Graphs [in Excel format]; * Coverage; * Sources (The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Central Bank of China - Financial Statistics for Taiwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Tracking Nuclear Proliferation, U.S. Census Bureau, Central Intelligence Agency - World Factbook, Center for Nonproliferation Studies - Monterery Institute of International Studies, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of State - Country Background Notes, U.S. Department of State - World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers, International Institute of Strategic Studies - The Military Balance, International Monetary Fund - International Financial Statistics, NBR Research Team, World Bank - World Development Indicators).

URL http://strategicasia.nbr.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://strategicasia.nbr.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* 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]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3000

URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/* /coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
International students: ANU CRICOS Provider Number is 00120C