30 Apr 2007

Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross- Cultural Movements, 21 - 23 Nov 2007
Asia Research Institute (ARI), The National University of Singapore, Singapore
Self-description:
"CALL FOR PAPERS - The Conference on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross- Cultural Movements is scheduled to be held from 21 - 23 November 2007 in Singapore.
The conference is organised in conjunction with an exhibition on Early Indian Influences in Southeast Asia (EIISEA) by the National Library Board, Singapore. It will be jointly hosted by the Asia Research Institute (ARI), the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS).
The conference papers will cover the characteristics of the cultural interactions during the period from pre- and proto-history through the classical period of state formations in Southeast Asia.
The conference organisers invite researchers to submit abstracts on the following sub-themes:
1) Naval expeditions and background history of Rajendra Chola in Southeast Asia. 2) Ancient and medieval commercial activities and Chola maritime relationship between India and Southeast Asia. 3) Archaeological and inscriptional evidence and the historical background of cross-cultural movements. 4) Regional cultures and localisation of Indian influences in Southeast Asia. 5) Early Indian science, astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture in Southeast Asia.
Abstracts should be between 150-200 words in length. The abstracts should reach the Conference Secretariat by Tuesday, 15 May 2007. Submission of completed papers is due by Friday, 21 September 2007. Paper presenters will be provided with round-trip economy travel, hotel accommodation, per-diem and an honorarium for the paper presentation in Singapore. The papers will be published as a volume.
Please address all correspondence to: Professor A. Mani (amani--at--iseas.edu.sg)/ Professor Rama (prsamy--at--iseas.edu.sg), Conference Coordinators, the Conference Secretariat, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119614."
URL http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=632
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)
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30 Apr 2007

Saudi Arrests of Jihadi Suspects - International Terrorism Monitor---Paper No. 226
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: "11. While the Saudi authorities take strong action against the members of Al Qaeda from time to time, they close their eyes to the activities of the LET [the Lashkar-e-Toiba - ed.] from their territory in the belief that it does not pose any threat to the monarchy and to the political and economic stability of Saudi Arabia. The LET uses its bases in Saudi territory for its activities among the Indian Muslim diaspora in the Gulf and for its operations in Western and Southern India. [...] 12. This may please be read in continuation of my earlier articles titled "JIHADI TERRORISM: The Saudi Connection" at http://www.saag.org/papers8/paper778.html and "AL QAEDA IN SAUDI ARABIA" at http://www.saag.org/papers11/paper1037.html." - 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/papers23/paper2226.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
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24 Apr 2007

5th Torchinov Conference: Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Asian countries. St-Petersburg (Russia), 6 - 9th February, 2008
Faculty of Philosophy, Chair for Eastern Philosophy and Culture, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Self-description:
"5th Torchinov Conference PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND CULTURE OF ASIAN COUNTRIES
CALL FOR PAPERS
The FIFTH annual international conference named in honor of Evgeny Torchinov (1956 - 2003), an outstanding Russian researcher into Asian cultures and methods of religions, is going to be held on the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Studies of the Saint-Petersburg State University (Russia) 6 - 9th February, 2008. Reports, concerning different aspects of the religious, philosophical and cultural phenomenon of Asia, are to be read and discussed. Objectives of Torchinov conference are following: creation of the common multidisciplinary space for fruitful change of ideas between specialists studying different types, images and categories of Asian cultures; formation of new scientific approaches and methods in sphere of Asian and religious studies; elaboration of theories and philosophy of Asian investigations. Scientists studying on different aspects of philosophy, religion and culture of Asia are invited to take part at the conference. Also we invite philosophers, historians, anthropologists, psychologists and specialists in religious studies investigating Eastern humanitarian problems. Besides that materials devoted to general methodological and theoretical sides of religious studies are welcome.
POSSIBLE THEMES TO BE DISCUSSED: Religious-philosophical traditions of Asia, Categories, images and symbols of Ancient Eastern cultures, Western culture in Eastern countries: acceptance and rejection, Eastern cultures in conditions of globalization, Adaptation and understanding of Eastern cultures in Russia and in the West, Artistic culture of traditional Asia, Modern religious movements of Eastern origin, Philosophy and methodology of religion, Eastern psycho-practices and mystic-religious experiences
Organizational committee accepts requests for organization of round tables (till 17 December 2007). Submitting proposals for the conference (by e-mail) is open to postgraduates and professionals till 3rd December, 2007. Application should include following information: 1. Name, surname: 2. Date of birth: 3. Academic degree: 4. Affiliation: 5. Current position: 6. Telephone for contacts: 7. E-mail: 8. Home address: 9. Abstract of report (must not exceed 200 words): 10. Need for demonstration of report by means of multimedia device: 11. Need for accommodation in university hotel: Proceedings of the conference will be published. Deadline for submitting papers (till 3500 words with footnotes , only by e-mail) is 17th December, 2007. Registration fee for foreign participants (it is paid at the registration) is 30 Euro. Organizational committee does not compensate travel expenses but has some variants for free accommodation. Working languages of the conference are Russian and English. [...]
Our contacts: Post address: 199034, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Vasilievsky ostrov, Mendeleevskaya liniya, 5, Faculty of Philosophy, Chair for Eastern Philosophy and Culture, room 110. Tel.: 7-812-328-9424 (additional 130). E-mail: chteniya2008--at--mail.ru Site: http://east.philosophy.pu.ru/"
URL http://east.philosophy.pu.ru/science/torchinov005_anons_eng.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dr Sergey Pakhomov (sarpa68--at--mail.ru)
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19 Apr 2007

Cooperative Annotated Bibliography of Hindu Law and Dharmasastra
Dept of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, US
Supplied note:
"I am pleased to announce the initial publication of an online Bibliography of Hindu Law and Dharmasastra [at the URL below] that may be of interest to scholars and students on this [H-Asia] list. Full details are available at the site itself. The bibliography is intended to be cooperative in nature. Thus, comments and collaborative contributions are most welcome - drd."
Self-description: " [The bibliography] was created to facilitate both advanced and preliminary research in the study of legal traditions in India and beyond that are associated with Hinduism. The field separates into two primary groups, classical and modern, with the former dominated by Indologists and the latter dominated by colonial and postcolonial historians and legal professionals. The bibliography intends to increase collaboration between these groups. The bibliography is cooperative in nature and relies on the input of its users to improve accuracy and increase the detail of its entries.
Site contents:
* Enter the Bibliography; * Aims and Scope; * Keywords of the Bibliography; * Contribute Information; * Getting Started in the Field; * Annotators; * Technical Information; * Acknowledgments; * Contact Us;
URL https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/drdavis/web/hindulaw/index.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Donald R. Davis, Jr. (drdavis--at--wisc.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
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17 Apr 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue April 17, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note:
"The following articles were posted on April 17, 2007 at Japan Focus.
*Congressional Research Service, Japan's Military "Comfort Women" System
*Wang Hui, The Politics of Imagining Asia: Empires, Nations, Regional and Global Orders
*Ian Condry, Youth, Intimacy, and Blood: Media and Nationalism in Contemporary Japan
*Theodore Hughes, Korean Memories of the Vietnam and Korean Wars: A Counter-History
*Nobue SUZUKI with Sachi TAKAHATA, Filipino Boxers and Hosts in Japan: The Feminization of Male Labor and Transnational Class Subjection
*Charles J. Hanley and Martha Mendoza, The Massacre at No Gun Ri: Army Letter reveals U.S. intent
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."
Site contents:
* BROWSE ALL ARTICLES; * BROWSE BY REGION (Japan and the World, The United States, The Asia Pacific, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Russia, Europe, The Americas, Okinawa, Africa); * BROWSE BY ISSUES (Diplomacy and Security, The Military and Security, War and Peace, History, Politics and Ideology, Economics, Social Issues, Culture, Education, The Atomic Bomb, Atomic War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki); * SEARCH BY AUTHOR/TITLE/KEYWORD/DATE OF PUBLICATION
[Japan Focus is a refereed e-journal (est. 2003, ISSN 1557-4660) and archive on the Asia Pacific. In addition to Japan Focus exclusives, it provides translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles. Its website with more than 800 articles provides a permanent resource for students and researchers. The coordinators of Japan Focus are Andrew DeWit, Laura Hein, Gavan McCormack, David McNeill, Mark Selden, Yuki Tanaka and William Underwood. Contact Japan Focus by email at info--at--japanfocus.org - ed.]
URL http://japanfocus.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://japanfocus.org
Link reported by: Mark Selden (ms44--at--cornell.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]: over 3,000 [in fact 4,910]

09 Apr 2007

Freedolina.net, New Source of Info on Central Asia
www.freedolina.net, Osh, Kyrgystan
Supplied note:
"www.freedolina.net is a unique media training and development project in Central Asia supported by the Danish NGO international Media Support (IMS).
The web site is updated on an hourly basis with news from Central Asia as well as longer, analytical articles, and - as a first in the region - radio documentaries (10-30 minutes) on 'hot topics' such as corruption, border, military and gender issues, international affairs.
Right now we are running a number of features on Kyrgyzstan and the prospect of yet a 'revolution' there. We also have correspondents inside Uzbekistan.
All materials are produced by a group of young, independent critical journalist from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Materials are in Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz. - ma."
URL http://www.freedolina.net
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Michael Andersen (michaelandersencentralasia--at--yahoo.com), forwarded by central-eurasia-L--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
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* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

09 Apr 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue April 9, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note:
"The following articles were posted on April 9, 2007 at Japan Focus.
*David McNeill and C.M. Mason, Dead Men Walking: Japan's Death Penalty
*Takahashi Tetsuya, Yasukuni Shrine at the Heart of Japan's National Debate
*Sakanaka Hidenori, The Future of Japan's Immigration Policy: a battle diary
*Vaclav Smil, Light Behind the Fall: Japan's Electricity Consumption, the Environment, and Economic Growth
*M K Bhadrakumar, US Shadow over China-Russia Ties
*Charles W. Hayford, Samurai Baseball vs. Baseball in Japan
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."
Site contents:
* BROWSE ALL ARTICLES; * BROWSE BY REGION (Japan and the World, The United States, The Asia Pacific, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Russia, Europe, The Americas, Okinawa, Africa); * BROWSE BY ISSUES (Diplomacy and Security, The Military and Security, War and Peace, History, Politics and Ideology, Economics, Social Issues, Culture, Education, The Atomic Bomb, Atomic War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki); * SEARCH BY AUTHOR/TITLE/KEYWORD/DATE OF PUBLICATION
[Japan Focus is a refereed e-journal (est. 2003, ISSN 1557-4660) and archive on the Asia Pacific. In addition to Japan Focus exclusives, it provides translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles. Its website with more than 800 articles provides a permanent resource for students and researchers. The coordinators of Japan Focus are Andrew DeWit, Laura Hein, Gavan McCormack, David McNeill, Mark Selden, Yuki Tanaka and William Underwood. Contact Japan Focus by email at info--at--japanfocus.org - ed.]
URL http://japanfocus.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://japanfocus.org
Link reported by: Mark Selden (ms44--at--cornell.edu)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
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09 Apr 2007

2nd Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asia Studies on 26 Ð 28 July 2007.
Asia Research Institute (ARI), The National University of Singapore, Singapore
Supplied note:
"The Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications from advanced postgraduate students who are engaged in research on Southeast Asia to attend the 2nd Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asia Studies on 26 Ð 28 July 2007.
Postgraduate students working on Southeast Asia are invited to submit abstracts based either on work in progress that is at an advanced stage, or on completed work. NUS students are encouraged to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with students from ASEAN countries as well as those from other regions whose interests focus on Southeast Asia.
This two-day workshop, the second of an annual series of forums for graduate students who work on Southeast Asia, will be organised thematically around issues that include religion, international relations, politics, gender, and language. [...] Registration fees and Singapore expenses will be covered for those whose abstracts are accepted for presentation. If necessary, students may also apply for some funding to cover regional travel costs. [...] Submission of Paper Proposal:
Graduate students should submit a 200-word abstract of their proposed paper using the [... ARI] PROPOSAL FORM no later than 15 May 2007. [...] Please send abstracts to Asia Research Institute at: aribox3--at--nus.edu.sg by 15 May 2007. - ry."
URL http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=541
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Rina Yap (rinayap--at--nus.edu.sg), forwarded by h-seasia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
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07 Apr 2007

"Asia Pacific Region: Societies in Transformation" (8th Asia Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Georgetown (Penang), Malaysia, 19-22 Nov 2007
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Supplied note:
"Please find in the web link below details and call for papers for the 'Asia Pacific Region: Societies in Transformation' conference (8th Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA) conference) to be held in Georgetown (Penang) Malaysia, 19-22 November, 2007. The conference website link is at: [the URL below]
Alternatively, please also check the APSA website at: http://www.asiapacificsociology.org
The conference is co-sponsored by the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSTRANS), University of Wollongong, Australia. - ts."
Site contents:
* Background; * Sections; * Statement to Join APSA; * Important Deadlines; * Abstracts; * Awards; * Fees; * Registration; * Conference Organising Committee; * Hotels Around the Conference Venue.
URL http://www.capstrans.edu.au/resources/conferences/2007/conferences-2007-apsa.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Tim Scrase (tims--at--uow.edu.au), 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
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* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

03 Apr 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue April 3, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note:
"The following articles were posted on April 3, 2007 at Japan Focus.
*VAWW-NET Japan, Responsibility Denied: Japan's Debate Over the Comfort Women
*Chris Burgess, Multicultural Japan? Discourse and the 'Myth' of Homogeneity
*Hisane MASAKI, Japan Shields Itself from Attack
*Ken Rodgers, Cartoons for Peace: The Global Art of Satire
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."
Site contents:
* BROWSE ALL ARTICLES; * BROWSE BY REGION (Japan and the World, The United States, The Asia Pacific, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Russia, Europe, The Americas, Okinawa, Africa); * BROWSE BY ISSUES (Diplomacy and Security, The Military and Security, War and Peace, History, Politics and Ideology, Economics, Social Issues, Culture, Education, The Atomic Bomb, Atomic War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki); * SEARCH BY AUTHOR/TITLE/KEYWORD/DATE OF PUBLICATION
[Japan Focus is a refereed e-journal (est. 2003, ISSN 1557-4660) and archive on the Asia Pacific. In addition to Japan Focus exclusives, it provides translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles. Its website with more than 800 articles provides a permanent resource for students and researchers. The coordinators of Japan Focus are Andrew DeWit, Laura Hein, Gavan McCormack, David McNeill, Mark Selden, Yuki Tanaka and William Underwood. Contact Japan Focus by email at info--at--japanfocus.org - ed.]
URL http://japanfocus.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://japanfocus.org
Link reported by: Mark Selden (ms44--at--cornell.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]: over 3,000 [in fact 4,910]

URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
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