The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Dec 2006, Vol. 13, No. 14 (257)

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23 Dec 2006

Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "Asia Bookroom [est. 1969 - ed.] is a bookshop specialising in new, out of print and antiquarian books of Asian interest. Our stock extends from new books hot off the press to rare antiquarian volumes, including a wide variety of books published in many parts of the world, some of which are rarely seen outside of Asia. Our range, which has an emphasis on the scholarly, nevertheless includes almost everything you can imagine relating to Asia - dictionaries and grammars, history, politics, anthropology, religion, art, through to books on anime, manga, martial arts, cookery, children's books and more! You will also find a wide selection of antiquarian prints and maps. We hope that you will find the time to visit us regularly, either in person or on the net. Please bookmark our site [...] Asia Bookroom is pleased to announce that we are now carrying every new Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) book [www.iseas.edu.sg - ed.] as it is released."
Site contents: * Search; * Express Order; * About Us; * Subscribe; * Libraries; * Asia for Young People; * Events [news on forthcoming and past events at the bookshop]; * Asia Book Group [a reading group]; * My Cart; * Who We Are; * What We Do; * Where We Are; * Contact Us; * Customer Comments; * Frequently Asked Questions; * Returns; * Our Guarantee; * Privacy and Security; * Links.
['Asia Bookroom', a 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--at--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

22 Dec 2006

Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ
Supplied note: "The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies [ISSN 1176-2152, est. 2003] is currently accepting submissions from graduate students for a special issue addressing the theme- 'Resisting, Reclaiming and Rewriting the Asia-Pacific'. Contributions are welcome from all fields of the arts, social sciences, and humanities, including anthropology, literature, art history and visual culture, film and media, cultural studies, gender studies, geography, queer theory, history, linguistics, political studies, psychology, and sociology. See the Call for Papers on our website at www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps. Email submissions to the Editors at gjaps--at--auckland.ac.nz as attachments in RTF or DOC format using a standard word processor. Submissions should be received by 15 February 2007. - ar."
Site contents: * Volumes (Vol 1, No. 1: Theorising Japanese History Vol 2, No. 1: Culture and Identity in the Asia-Pacific, Vol 2, No. 2: Border and Boundary Crossings, Vol 3, No. 1: Imagining the Asia-Pacific, Vol 3, No. 2: Hegemony and Resistance in the Asia-Pacific, Vol 4, No. 1: Navigating the Future: Asia-Pacific Pathways, Vol 4, No. 2: Global Convergence, Local Divergence); * GJAPS Forum; * Calls for Papers; * Notes for Contributors; * Editorial Board; * Advisory Board; * Announcements & Events; * Links; * Email Editor; * Free Subscription.
URL http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps
Link reported by: Ashley Remer (gjaps--at--auckland.ac.nz)
* 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 100

19 Dec 2006

A Bibliography of China related CD-ROM
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, Madison, WI, US
Self-description: "This bibliography is concerning CD-ROM as I have come across them in catalogues, during the Frankfurt book fairs, at AAS meetings or other opportunities. They all concern China and Chinese culture in one way or another. The bibliographical criteria [...] entered below are as follows: 1. Name of CD-ROM Database; 2. Date of 1st Issue; 3. Issueing Agency; 4. Distribution; 5. Frequency of Updates; 6. Technical Requirements; 7. Networkable; 8. Coding of Characters; 9. Number of CDs; 10. Price; 11. Short Description. [...] Thomas H. Hahn, Madison, April 1999."
Site contents: 1. Newspapers and Journals (in Chinese and English) INDEX TO CHINESE PERIODICAL LITERATURE CHINA DAILY (ZHONGGUO RIBAO) PEOPLE'S DAILY (RENMIN RIBAO) DONGFANG (THE ORIENT) SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW REN(MIN)DA(XUE) FUYIN BAOKAN ZILIAO QUANWEN 1995.1-12 REN(MIN)DA(XUE) FUYIN BAOKAN ZILIAO SUOYIN 1978-1999 WOMEN'S STUDIES (FUNU YANJIU) JIUSHI NIANDAI (THE NINETIES); formerly QISHI NIANDAI (THE SEVENTIES) 2. Classical Literature, Compendia, Collections, Dictionaries SIKU QUANSHU (Image version) SIKU QUANSHU (Combined image and fulltext version) GUJIN TUSHU JICHENG XU ZIZHI TONGJIAN CHANGBIAN DANG'AN WENXIAN GUANGPAN KU- CHINESE ARCHIVES IN OPTICAL DISKS 25 DYNASTIC HISTORIES (fulltext version 1) 25 DYNASTIC HISTORIES (fulltext version 2) MULTI-MEDIA I-CHING CHUJI HANYU ZIDIAN - ELEMENTARY CHINESE DICTIONARY THE CHINESE LITERATURE ENCYCLOPEDIA 3. Law, Industry and Trade EVERYDAY LAW COMPENDIUM FOR HONG KONG (XIANGGANG RIYONG FALU DAQUAN) THE TRADING MASTER IN CHINA CHINESE MACHINERY & ELECTRIC ENTERPRISES 4. China Tourism, Geography, Social customs CHINA DISCOVERY THE FORBIDDEN CITY TOUR CHINA SERIES CHINESE ANTIQUES CHINESE SOCIAL CUSTOMS ELECTRONIC NATIONAL ECONOMIC ATLAS OF CHINA 5. Recorded Speeches of Chinese Leaders JUREN ZHI SHENG - MAO ZEDONG JUREN ZHI SHENG - DENG XIAOPING JUREN ZHI SHENG - ZHOU ENLAI 6. Various MATTEO RICCI MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM CHINESE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES 1994 ZHONGGUO YOULIN (CHINA STAMP FOREST) ZHONGGUO DANGDAI MEISHU XIANXIANG CHINESE DISSERTATION REFERENCE CD ZHONGGUO JIAOYU XINXIKU (CHINA EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION DATABASE) SINOCAT CHINA'S CULTURAL HISTORY IN THE 20th CENTURY DATABASE
[Note: The bibliography was last updated in November 27, 2000. A revised, and extended version of the document is badly overdue - ed.]
URL http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/EastAsia/cdbib/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/%20%20http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/EastAsia/cdbib/index.html
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/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

17 Dec 2006

India & Japan: Democracy as a Strategic Weapon
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: "India's Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, visited Japan from December 13 to 16, 2006, at the invitation of Mr. Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minster. This was in return for a visit paid by the then Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, to India in the last week of April, 2005. [...] Grandiose ideas of strategic relationships have little meaning without substantial economic content and without intellectual attraction to each other. Both are missing in the case of the India-Japan relationship. [...] According to Japanese official figures, Japanese businessmen invested US $ 170 million in India last year, less than three per cent of the amount they invested in China. Japanese political leaders and government policy-makers may be excited by the idea of joining hands with democratic India for promoting a new Asia, but Japanese businessmen feel themselves more comfortable in authoritarian China than in democratic India." - b.raman
[The author, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2064.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/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

14 Dec 2006

Digital South Asia Library - Schwartzberg Atlas
The Digital Library of South Asia, University of Chicago, IL, US.
Supplied note: "The Digital Library of South Asia, at the University of Chicago, has just mounted a digital version of Schwartzberg's invaluable historical atlas [Schwartzberg, Joseph E. A Historical Atlas of South Asia. 2nd impression, with additional material. New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. - ed.]. See [the URL below]. We're still calling this a trial release. A number of smallish improvements will be added over the next few weeks. Some major improvements involving a GIS interface should be available before the middle of next year. - jn."
Site contents: * Front Matter; * Map and Photographic Plates (I The Physical Stage, II Prehistory, III From the Vedic through the Classical Age, IV Kingdoms and Regional Cultures of the Eighth through the Twelfth Century, V The Period of the Delhi Sultanate, VI The Mughal Period, VII The Contest for Power and the Establishment of British Supremacy, 1707-1857, VIII Imperial India and the Growth of National Identity, IX Post-Independence Political History, X Modern Social and Cultural Evolution, XI Modern Demographic and Economic Evolution, XII Settlement Pattern, XIII References for Detailed Regional Study, XIV A Geopolitical Synopsis) * Text (I The Physical Stage p. 151, II Prehistory p. 155, III From the Vedic through the Classical Age p. 161, IV Kingdoms and Regional Cultures of the Eighth through the Twelfth Century p. 186, V The Period of the Delhi Sultanate p. 194, VI The Mughal Period p. 203, VII The Contest for Power and the Establishment of British Supremacy, 1707-1857 p. 210, VIII Imperial India and the Growth of National Identity p. 215, IX Post-Independence Political History p. 224, X Modern Social and Cultural Evolution p. 230, XI Modern Demographic and Economic Evolution p. 241, XII Settlement Pattern p. 250, XIII References for Detailed Regional Study p. 252, XIV A Geopolitical Synopsis p. 254, Addenda and Corrigenda p. 263, Bibliography p. 283).
[The interactive map viewer requires an ADOBE Flash Player. - ed.]
URL http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jim Nye (jnye--at--midway.uchicago.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - 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 30

14 Dec 2006

Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan
Asian Studies Program, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, US.
Self-description: "Built in collaboration with Professor Tom Conlan, the [13th, 18th, 19th, 21st c.] Scrolls of the [13th c.] Mongol Invasions of Japan web site is an ongoing project investigating the use of technology for viewing ancient scrolls and documents. Utilizing Adobe Flash and image compression technology from Zoomify, we give users the ability to view the scrolls in unique ways. Because the scrolls are displayed in the traditional linear format and read right to left, it more accurately depicts their original narrative intent. Because the fragments of these particular scrolls were lost over the centuries, their true order has long been disputed. This site allows users to compare the different versions of scroll fragments that have been assembled into different versions while maintaining the linear narrative format. Using the Guided Tour feature, Professor Conlan is able to point out specific areas in the scrolls and guide discussions about their meaning. Interactive glossary and translations also provide insight into the culture and warfare of ancient Japan. Planned future enhancements include interactive maps, audio and video commentary, animated demos and the ability for users to annotate and reorder the scroll fragments into their own interpretations."
[See also a related project: 'Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace: A 13th c. Heiji Scroll' at http://learn.bowdoin.edu/heijiscroll - ed.]
[The interactive scroll viewer requires an ADOBE Flash Player. - ed.]
URL http://www.bowdoin.edu/mongol-scrolls
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Thomas Conlan (tconlan--at--bowdoin.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* 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 100

14 Dec 2006

Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace: A 13th c. Heiji Scroll
Asian Studies Program, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, US.
Supplied note: "Dear Colleagues, We have devised a new website allowing one to view the scene 'A Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace" from the Heiji scrolls (Heiji monogatari emaki) [Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion), a 13th c. scroll - ed.], and invite you to take a look at it. The url is [listed below] It complements our earlier site on the Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan [http://www.bowdoin.edu/mongol-scrolls - ed.]. If you have any questions, or comments, please respond to the list or notify me at tconlan--at--bowdoin.edu - tc."
[The interactive scroll viewer requires an ADOBE Flash Player - ed.]
URL http://learn.bowdoin.edu/heijiscroll
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Thomas Conlan (tconlan--at--bowdoin.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* 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

14 Dec 2006

Bibliography of Photo-albums and Materials related to the History of Photography in China and Tibet before 1949
Thomas H. Hahn, Ithaca, NY, US
Self-description: "Bibliography of Photo-albums and Materials related to the History of Photography in China and Tibet before 1949. Compiled by [Dr] Thomas H. Hahn. 299 annotated entries, file size now ca. 530kb. [Document created:] April 1997. Last update: November 22, 2006. Arranged in alphabetical order according to the name of the author, publisher or editor. Note: a print-out of this bibliography will generate ca.110 pages of text (using regular fonts and 1" print margin settings)."
Site contents: Bi-lingual (in English, with several elements in Chinese) entries describing: * Author, Editor Or Corporate Body; * Year Of Publication; * Title Of Item; * Subtitle; * Photographer(s); * Preface Or Epilogue; * Publisher/Place/Pages; * Format Of Items; * Details About Images; * Regions Or Provinces; * Cities; * Other Topics Covered; * Notes.
URL http://gatheringmountains.net/Photoweb/index.html
Internet Archive (www.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/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

13 Dec 2006

India & Pakistan: Can Mindsets & Perceptions Change?
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: "Perceptions and mindsets have to be examined at three levels----individuals, society and the State institutions. Under State institutions, one could include the ruling class, the civilian bureaucracy, the Armed Forces and the intelligence community. 2. Certain general observations would be in order: In India, negative perceptions about Pakistan are more widespread at all the three levels in the urban areas, but in smaller towns and rural areas the negative perceptions are not that evident. Even in the urban areas, the negative perceptions are stronger in North India than in South India. In contrast, in Pakistan, the negative perceptions about India are stronger in the small towns and in the rural areas than in the urban cities. People in the urban cities tend to be more positive towards India." - b.raman
[The author, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2057.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/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

11 Dec 2006

Finding aid for the 'International Society Records' [Chinese Culture Institute Records]
Archives and Special Collections, Northeastern University Libraries, Boston, MA, US
Supplied note: "Northeastern University Libraries is pleased to announce that the historical records of the International Society have been organized, and a guide to the collection is available online at [the URL below]
The International Society grew out of the Chinese Economic Development Council in 1979. Formerly known as the Center for Chinese Art and Culture (1979), the China Institute (1980), and the Chinese Culture Institute (1981), the Society's original goal was to support Chinese culture and heritage among Boston's Chinese community, and to promote the City's understanding of that culture. In 2000, the organization's name changed to the International Society, and its mission shifted to promoting understanding of cultural differences through multicultural arts programming.
The 2.5 cubic feet of material document the cultural events produced by the Society, as well as its daily activities. The Society organized festivals, lectures, workshops, and a summer camp, and sponsored artists and musicians, including Yo Yo Ma. The collection contains promotional literature about these events, such as press releases, posters, flyers and mailings, exhibit catalogs, postcards, and calendars of events. Also documented are the programs of the Society's art gallery, theatre, and music and dance ensemble. The collection also contains the administrative records of Dr. Doris Chu, president of the society. Records are in both English and Chinese. - jk."
URL http://www.lib.neu.edu/archives/collect/findaids/m128find.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Joan Krizack (j.krizack--at--neu.edu), forwarded by Raymond Lum (rlum--at--fas.harvard.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

10 Dec 2006

Savifa - The Virtual Library South Asia
DFG-Projekt "Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Suedasien", Suedasien-Institut / Bibliothek Im Neuenheimer, Heidelberg, Germany
Self-description: "The information gateway for South Asia Studies, which offers you a comprehensive access to professionally selected and annotated internet resources as well as other scientific information."
Supplied note: "Savifa offers access to information and literature from and about South Asia as a subject gateway within the broad range of the regional sciences. So far the following elements are available: * SavifaGuide: [...] Up to now 1300 resources have been catalogued and annotated in SavifaGuide; mostly in English, but also in many Indian languages, e.g. Urdu, Bengali/Assamese and Tamil. * SavifaDok: an [Open Access - ed.] electronic platform for publishing and archiving academic literature in the field of South Asian studies. [...] We publish books, articles and research papers as well as multi media documents. * OLC-SSG South Asia: a bibliographical article database which provides access to table of contents of about 220 journals relevant to the study and research on culture, politics and languages of South Asia. The journals are usually indexed back to the year 1993. [...] * Acquisition lists: our monthly lists inform you about new acquisitions of the South Asia Institute's library. [...] For all these and other services we offer to the South Asian research community, please visit our website at [the URL below] - nm &rg.
Site contents: * New (Newsletter, New Acquisitions); * Search (Metasearch, SavifaGuide, OLC-Article Databases, E-Journals, Document Server); * Interactive (Publishing, Directory of South Asian Scholars, Suggest a Website, Comments); * About Savifa (Special Subject Collection, Project Description, Publications).
URL http://www.savifa.de
[A bi-lingual (DE, EN) site - ed.]
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Nicole Merkel (merkel--at--sai.uni-heidelberg.de) and Robby Geyer (geyer--at--sai.uni-heidelberg.de), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

09 Dec 2006

An American in China: 1936-1939 [a book]
Greatrix Press, New York, US.
Supplied note: "A recent memoir that combines observation, artwork and photos to achieve an impressively bound book. Recreates a personal China under the yoke of foreign powers and about to be invaded by its powerful neighbor Japan. Of special interest to students of Chinese history; more specifically to those interested in the years leading up to the War. - nt."
[A web site promoting a 2005 book by Gould Hunter Thomas (1912-1975) written in the 1930s while working for Texaco in Peking, Shanghai, Canton, Hankow, Hong Kong, Swatow, Jinan and Dairen - ed.]
URL http://www.willysthomas.net
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.willysthomas.net
Link reported by: Neil Thomas (npollux1--at--cox.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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 100

07 Dec 2006

Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images - Contemporary Transformations of China
Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images, Ithaca, NY, US
Self-description: "The galleries on display here belong to the category of documentary photography. The main subject area is China and that country's rather rapid transformation from a rural to an urban-centered society. Taken together, these galleries constitute a visual archive that for the most part is meant to capture and to preserve information (or 'evidence of certain developments' perhaps). Only sometimes are these photographs suggestive or interpretive. [...]
As of October 2006, specific themes prevalent in these galleries are: 1. Chinese modern art; 2. Urbanization and architecture (both historical and modern); 3. Daoist and/or Buddhist mountains, monasteries and 'theme parks'; 4. The city of Tianjin (formerly known as Tientsin); 5. Views of the cities Fuzhou and Yangzhou. 6. Impressions of Tibet (scanned photographs from my visit in 1986)."

Site contents: * China Urban Planning materials [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f64817197/] Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 30 photos; Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 76 photos; Tianjin Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 47 photos; Chinese new Baroque architecture 38 photos; Yangzhou Urban Planning and history 16 photos; Yangzhou at night 60 photos; Grand Canal in Hangzhou 1 43 photos; Grand Canal in Hangzhou 2 33 photos; Contrasts 8 photos; Yangzhou Martyr Memorial 9 photos; The new/old Gongwangfu 64 photos; Suzhou in b/w 7 photos.
* Contemporary Chinese art (including Factory 798) [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f439644451/] Factory 798 - exhibits & works 221 photos; 798 - halls, buildings, general views 100 photos; 798 - posters, signs, texts 49 photos; 798 - grass and green spaces 6 photos; The Wall - Exhibit @ Millenium Museum/Beijing 49 photos; Shanghai nightlife 9 photos; Hyper-Design Biennale Shanghai 2006 50 photos; Red Gate Gallery (Watchtower) 35 photos; New Panda art 9 photos.
* Tibetan lands and people [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f471758385/] Roadtrip in western Sichuan 146 photos; Getting to Ganden/Tibet 34 photos; Jokhang in Lhasa/Tibet 34 photos; More encounters (in Tibet) 50 photos; Potala Palace/Lhasa-Tibet 1986 45 photos.
as well as other photographic materials, including: * Xianying Gong, Changle county, Fujian Province 29 photos; * Buddhist theme park I: Lingshan near Wuxi 35 photos; * Beijing Capital Museum 59 photos; * Buddhist theme park II: Nanshan near Sanya 27 photos; * The Welch files 382 photos [a section dealing with work and life of Holmes Hinkley Welch (1921-1981), password protected - ed.]; * Tianjin impressions 214 photos; * Scenes from Fuzhou 150 photos; * Encounters 41 photos; * Mountains 164 photos; * The Xixi Wetland near Hangzhou 82 photos; * The History of printing in China 136 photos; *More encounters (in Tibet) 50 photos.
URL http://hahn.zenfolio.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract. - ed.]
Link reported by: Thomas H. Hahn (th.hahn--at--gmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Dec 2006

The Raging Jihad--An Overview
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: "18. There is an undeclared, but unmistakable jihad going on in the three Muslim-majority provinces (Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat) of Southern Thailand----which is getting bloodier and bloodier and messier and messier. The jihad in Southern Thailand has reportedly caused over 1,800 fatalities since October, 2004, as against 3,200 in India's Jammu & Kashmir during the same period." - b.raman
[The author, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2054.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/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 Dec 2006

Chinese Martial Studies Research: a selection of papers by Stanley E. Henning
Hawaii Karate Seinenkai, Hikari Institute, Aiea, Hawaii, US
Suplied note: "[Regarding your] Asian Studies Virtual Library [http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html]. [...] I have noticed one small area that can get lost in such a massive effort -- martial arts history. I think it gets smothered in the process of categorization, often being lost among modern martial arts schools, religions, etc. [...] I've attached my bibliography on Chinese martial arts (there are references to the so-called Korean and Japanese martial arts in my writings as well) for your consideration - I've spent 30 plus years studying the subject as an independent scholar. - seh."
Site contents: A bibliography of publications by Stanley E. Henning, plus PDF versions of his articles from: (a) China Review International - "Academia Encounters the Chinese Martial Arts", Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 1999; (b) The Chenstyle Taijiquan Journal - "Ignorance, Legend, and Taijiquan", Vol. 2, No. 3, 1994; "General Qi Jiguang's Approach to Martial Arts Training", Vol. 3, No. 2, 1995; "On Politically Correct Treatment of the Myths in the Chinese Martial Arts", Vol. 3, No. 2, 1995; "Author of Lost Ming Boxing Treatise Identified", Vol. 4, No. 6, 1996; "Martial Arts Myths of Shaolin Monastery Part I: The Giant with the Flaming Staff", Vol. 5, No.1, 1999.
[The above bibliography is a part of Hawaii Karate Seinenkai web site (http://seinenkai.com). This non-profit corporation was established in 1933 by karate supporters from the Okinawan community in Hawaii. - ed.]
URL http://seinenkai.com/articles/henning/index.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Stanley Henning (hanning--at--clearwire.net)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

06 Dec 2006

Third World Studies Center (TWSC), Philippines
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Self-description: "The Third World Studies Center (TWSC) [est. 1977 - ed.] of the University of the Philippines is an academic research institute based at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), committed to analyze and develop alternative perspectives on Philippine, regional and global issues."
Site contents: * About Us; * People; * Research [Current Research Projects: 1. Global Civil Society Movements: Dynamics in International Campaigns and National Implementation, 2. Marxism in the Philippines, 3. Mindanao Research Agenda; Past Research Projects: 1. State-Civil Society Relations in the Context of Globalization (2004-2005) 2. Philippine Civil Society and the Globalization Discourse (2001-2003) 3. People's Initiatives: Engaging the State in Local Communities in the Philippines and Thailand (2000-2001) 4. Philippine Democracy Agenda (1995-1997) 5. Policy Issues, Responses and Constituencies: Exploring State-Civil Society Relations In Policy-Making (1993-1994) 6. State of the Filipino People (1991-1992) 7. Political Dictionary for Community Organizers (1989-1991) 8. Development Cooperation: The Philippine Experience, 1978-1988 (1989) 9. Class, Clan and Coalitions: Transformation of Local Political Elites in Two Municipalities (Malabon and Navotas) (1988) 10. The Status of Trade Union and Democratic Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region (1986) 11. Transnationalization, the State and the People's Movements (1986-1987) 12. Transnational Corporations in the Food and Beverage Industry: Focus on Coca-Cola and McDonald's Corporations (1981-1982) 13. Transnational Corporations and the Philippine Banana Export (1980-1981) Industry]; * Publications (Books, Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies (ISSN 0116-0923) (http://www.upd.edu.ph/~twsc/publications_kasarinlan.html) [an internationally refereed journal published twice a year. Recent issues: Vol. 21 No. 1 (2006), "Human Security" Vol. 20 No. 2 (2005), "International Political Economy" Vol. 20 No. 1 (2005), "Electoral Politics II" Vol. 19 No. 2 (2004), "Electoral Politics I" Vol. 19 No. 1 (2004), "Human Security in Conflict Situations" Vol. 18 No. 1-2 (2003), "The World After 9/11" - ed.]) ; * Training; * Exchange; * News; * Links (Networks, Partners); * Contact Us; * Site Map.
URL http://www.upd.edu.ph/~twsc/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.upd.edu.ph/~twsc/
Link reported by: Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies (kasarinlan--at--gmail.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - 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 300

06 Dec 2006

Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) Program in Cambodia, 2007
Khmer Language Program, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, US
Supplied note: "Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) Program Royal University of Phnom Penh at IFL, Application Deadline: February 1st, 2007, Duration of Program: June 18 - July 27, 2007
The Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) Program is an intensive six-week advanced Khmer language-training program held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It aims to fill in a void in the academic community by providing 3rd year level students a 'one-of-a-kind' opportunity to acquire the linguistic foundation necessary to engage in academic research, professional discourse, and cultural interaction with all segments of Cambodian society.
This immersion program focuses on advanced-level language acquisition and consists of a structured academic program of four hours of task-based language instruction every morning and to three hours of pre-arranged field trip site visits and related task-based learning activities in the afternoons and weekends as a group or as individual work. This ASK course is equivalent to two semesters of study. Instruction is given in small-individualized groups taught by in-country Khmer linguists in Phnom Penh. They have extensive experience in teaching Khmer as a foreign language. The six-week program will be capped by a written and oral presentation of each participant's mini research project. Participants are encouraged to select their own topic at the beginning of the program. [...] This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright-Hays, and Group Projects. (10 Fellowships offer for qualified applicants - contingent on funding).
Information: http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ASK/ Application: http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ASK/#application
For questions about program requirement and program content, please contact Prof. Chhany Sak-Humphry, ASK Project Director at the University of Hawaii, HIPLL, Spalding Hall 255, 2540 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, Phone: (808) 956-8070 Fax: (808) 956-5978. E-mail: sak--at--hawaii.edu [...] - csh."
URL http://www.hawaii.edu/khmer/ASK/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Kethya (kethya--at--khmerstudies.org)
* Resource type [news/comments - 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

06 Dec 2006

Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS)
OCHS, University of Oxford, UK
Self-description: "The principal aim of the Centre, founded in 1997, is the study of Hindu culture, religion, languages, literature, philosophy, history, arts, and society, in all periods and in all parts of the world. All Hindu traditions are included. The OCHS is a Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University and strives to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and excellence."
Site contents: * News; * About; * Faculty & Staff; * Lecture List; * Continuing Education (Hindu Studies Course, Certificate and Diploma Course); * Research (The Hindu Archive - incl. the British Hinduism Oral History Project, the Hindu Youth Research Project, and the Digital Shikshapatri Project.); * Publications (MP3 Lectures and Seminars to download, Papers and Articles, Newsletters, Informal Talks, Multi-media, and the Hindu Studies Book Series); * Friends & Benefactors; * Oxford; * Donate; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.ochs.org.uk/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [information not available at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./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 300

05 Dec 2006

IDEAINDIA.COM: e-books about India and works by Indian authors
Cooperjal Ltd., London, UK
Supplied note: "This is a website to promote and sell academic and reference e-books about India online at prices to ensure that they are accessible to all. The e-books are available to download or simply to print off. - IdeaIndia.com"
Self-description: "Welcome to IDEAINDIA.COM - E-books on indology, agriculture, society and social anthropology, biography, business, corporate governance, energy, economics, sports. This is a new website [est. 2003 - ed.] to promote and sell e-books about India and works by Indian authors. We do not deal in print editions (i.e. hardback or paperback etc). The e-books are available for you to print off [= the books and other materials sold on this website are available only for electronic download or printing on your own printer. They will not be mailed or dispatched to you. - ed.]. Prices are in US$. Its quick and easy: 1. Simply select the e-book(s) you wish to buy using the shopping cart facility; 2. Pay using you credit/debit card using the secure payment system from HSBC Plc; 3. Download those e-books available in PDF format or Print off those available in Macromedia Flash or Flashplayer format.
Latest E-books: * 'Perfidies Of Power: India In The New Millenium' by prof. P. Radhakrishnan (c) P. Radhakrishnan 2006; * 'The Rise of China and India: What's In It For Africa?' Chapters 3, 6, 8 & 9 (c) OECD 2006 (www.oecdbookshop.org); [also] * Check Out Our 'Free Titles' Page."
Site contents: About Us; New Authors; Free Titles; Contact Us; How to Shop; Privacy Policy; Shop On-line; New Books; Wish List.
URL http://www.ideaindia.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/%20http://www.ideaindia.com/
Link reported by: IdeaIndia.com (ideaindia--at--ideaIndia.com)
* Resource type [news/comments - 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

04 Dec 2006

Vanished Kingdoms: The Wulsin Photographs of Tibet, China, and Mongolia, 1921-1925
Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, US
Supplied note: "'Vanished Kingdoms: The Wulsin Photographs of Tibet, China, and Mongolia, 1921-1925,' is an exhibit of 39 compelling color images of rare colored lantern slides taken by two young American explorers, Janet E. and Frederick R. Wulsin, Jr., from the collections of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. Janet was one of the first American women explorers to reach western China, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet. Together they produced this series of superb photographs of the Ta'er, Labuleng and Zhuoni lamaseries, religious ceremonies, and landscapes they encountered during their expedition for the National Geographic Society in 1923. Shown publicly for the first time, this traveling exhibit is organized by PEM in conjunction with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. The Silkroad Foundation is a co-sponsor of the exhibition. The exhibition runs from November 4, 2006-February 7, 2007. Further information may be found on the Burke Museum website [at the URL below].

Sacred Portraits from Tibet - Augmenting the photographs of Vanished Kingdoms through February 4, is 'Sacred Portraits from Tibet,' [www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/exhibits/sacred/ - ed.] a display of Burke Museum thangkas, large, delicately painted Tibetan religious paintings. Thangkas typically feature portraits of arhats or Buddhist saints and important lamas or Buddhist teachers. Paintings made between the 17th and early 20th centuries demonstrate not only the rich iconography of Tibetan Buddhist tradition, but also the exquisite painterly skills in portraiture and illustration. - dcw."
Site contents: Exhibit; Events; Resources; Blog; Sponsors.
URL http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/vk/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Daniel C. Waugh (dwaugh--at--u.washington.edu), forwarded by Central-Eurasia-L - Announcement List for Central Eurasian Studies (central-eurasia-L--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Museum
* 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

01 Dec 2006

India-China: Hype & Reality
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 hopefully positive outcome of the visit of President Hu Jintao to India from November 20 to 23, 2006, was the indication, which started coming in even before his visit, of a seeming change in China's attitude to India's quest for civilian nuclear energy technology and equipment in order to meet the growing energy demands of its fast-growing economy. [...] If China unconditionally supports the follow-up action on the Indo-US nuclear deal without linking it to its proposal to supply nuclear power stations to Pakistan, that would indicate another positive and significant step forward in the Sino-Indian bilateral relations. [these notes and commentaries are] To be concluded." - b.raman
[This is a part 2 of an assessment of the visit of President Hu Jintao to India from November 20 to 23, 2006. The first part was published on 27 Nov 2006 at http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2038.html address. The third part was published on 01 Dec 2006 at http://http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2047.html address. The author of all three papers, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers21/paper2042.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/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

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
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