15 Sep 2007

Journal of Filipino Studies: An Electronic Journal
Center for Filipino Studies, California State University-East Bay, Hayward, CA, US
Supplied note: "Beginning with vol. 1 (2007), this electronic journal began publishing research and literary works in Filipino Studies. The Journal of Filipino Studies envisions itself as 'a bridge between scholarship and practice and in providing a voice and a face for Filipinos not only in the San Francisco Bay area but in the diaspora.' Disciplines of interest include but are not limited to, the following: business and economics; education; creative arts; health care; humanities; social sciences; and technology. Soledad Rica R. Llorente, Ed.D., is the Editor. Dr. Llorente works with Journal's editorial board. A double-blind review process is used. - vp."
Site contents: * Journal Guidelines; * Research Studies; * Literary; * Youth; * Letters to the Editor; * Call for Papers; * Journal Mission; * Journal Audience; * Format; * Editorial Board.

[A new journal launched by Center for Filipino Studies (CFS) [class.csueastbay.edu/filipinostudies/html/cfs_charter.html - ed.]

URL http://journaloffilipinostudies.csueastbay.edu/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Vincent K Pollard (pollard--at--hawaii.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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

14 Sep 2007

2nd International Conference on Hmong Studies, Apr 2008
Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, MN, US.
Supplied note: "Call for Papers/Presentation - The 2nd International Conference on Hmong Studies, April 11th - 13th, 2008, Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Center for Hmong Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul is pleased to announce our Second International Conference on Hmong Studies The purpose of this conference is to provide opportunity for scholars to share their research on the various aspects of Hmong studies, to inspire and motivate students to engage in scholarly research, and to recognize distinguished scholars for their works in the field of Hmong Studies. [...]
Call for Papers/Presentation - Scholars are invited to submit proposals for individual papers and organized panels. The deadline for submission of proposals is on 30 December 2007 and for full papers, 30 February 2008. Some selected papers will be published in a scholarly journal that the Center for Hmong Studies will print. [...]
Topics may include and not limited to: * The development and changes relating to the Hmong language; * Teaching of Hmong language; * Hmong culture; * Hmong history; * Hmong leadership; * Hmong politics; * Hmong political participation; * Hmong businesses; * Hmong in the media; * Hmong media Christianity and the Hmong; * Hmong religious beliefs; * Changing demographics within the community and it's impact on the; Hmong; * Hmong in higher education; * Hmong graduation rate and it's potential implication; * Changing Hmong diet and it's impact on long term health; * General health assessment of Hmong; * Hmong acculturation issue; * Best practices in helping newly arrived refugee acculturate to life; in the US; * Changing gender role within the Hmong community; * Intergenerational issues faced by young people; * Being Hmong and American; * Impact of tourism on the Hmong in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China; * Impact and implication of forest management on the Hmong in Thailand; * Others. [...] - lpx."
URL http://www.csp.edu/hmongcenter/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.csp.edu/hmongcenter/
Link reported by: Lee Pao Xiong (xiong--at--csp.edu), forwarded by h-seasia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

11 Sep 2007

Information Resources: Korean Society and Economy
Asia Policy Point (APP), Washington DC, US.
Self-description: "Information Resources: Korean Society and Economy. Prepared by the Asia Policy Point [www.jiaponline.org] June 29, 2007.
[...] Established in 1991, Asia Policy Point (APP) [formerly Japan Information Access Project (JIAP) - ed.] is an independent nonprofit , membership research center located in Washington, DC. APP assists Western researchers, analysts, scholars, and policy officials with the tools to better understand Japanese and Northeast Asian science, technology, security, economic and public policies."
Site contents: [A PDF document, 6 pages, approx 220KB, with the following sections]: * Economic Survey of Korea, 2007, OECD ; * Relevant Korean Ministries and Agencies ; * Agriculture and Forestry Agencies ; * Commerce, Industry, and Energy Agencies ; * Construction and Transportation Agencies ; * Culture and Tourism Agencies ; * Education Agencies ; * Finance and Economy Agencies ; * Health, Welfare, and Home Affairs ; * Information and Communication Agencies ; * Justice Agencies ; * Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ; * National Defense Agencies ; * Science and Technology Agencies ; * Regional Institutions ; * Aging and Disablities ; * Business and Economy Issues ; * Suicide ; * Research Information, Data, and Reports ; * US Research Centers.
URL http://jiaponline.org/documents/KoreaResourcesOecd2007.pdf
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]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

11 Sep 2007

14th World Sanskrit Conference (WSC), Sep 2009
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Self-description: "The 14th World Sanskrit Conference The 14th World Sanskrit Conference will be held from September 1 (Tue.) to 5 (Sat.), 2009 in Kyoto, Japan. The conference is hosted jointly by the IASS and the Graduate School of Letters (Department of Indological Studies), Kyoto University. [...] Subject Areas Papers are solicited on the following subject areas: 1 Veda 2 Linguistics 3 Epics and Puranas 4 Agamas and Tantras 5 Vyakarana 6 Poetry, Drama and Aesthetics 7 Sanskrit and Regional Languages and Literatures 8 Scientific Literature 9 Buddhist Studies 10 Jaina Studies 11 Philosophy (Indian logics, philosophy of language, theories of practice, etc.) 12 History of Religion 13 Ritual Studies 14 History, Epigraphy, and Art History 15 Law and Society. Venue: The conference will be held in the Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. [...]"
URL http://www.indology.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/14thWSC/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Akihiko Akamatsu (aakamat--at--bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

11 Sep 2007

Readworthy Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Readworthy Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
Self-description: "[The newly established] Readworthy Publications Pvt. Ltd. [an offspring of D.K. Agencies (www.dkagencies.com) est. in 1968 - ed.] publishes academic, reference and scholarly books in a wide range of subjects including Humanities, Social Sciences, Medicine (both traditional and modern), and Science & Technology. [...]

Readworthy Publications plans to publish original works, anthologies as well as plans to Revisit.

[Currently, i.e. in Sep 2007 - ed.] under editorial process: * Astrological analysis of Indian affairs - Dhruva. * Ecological perspectives in Buddhism - Edited by Kali Charan Pandey * Economic history of modern India - S.N. Pandey. * Kanchipuram - land of legends, saints and temples - P.V.L. Narasimha Rao. * Kashmir sculptures - J. L. Bhan. * Marma - management and importance of vital body points - Raakhee Mehra. [...]."

Site contents: * Books in progress; * Submitting proposal to publish; * Contact us.

URL http://www.readworthypub.com
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Surya P. Mittal (info--at--readworthypub.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

07 Sep 2007

Forgotten Archipelagoes - A blog on China's correctional system
florasapio.blogspot.com, US
Supplied note: "[M]y blog [...] may be an useful resource to those who are interested in the very narrow field of detention in China and Chinese Criminal Law. The blog [est. Mar 2007 - ed.] is written mainly in English and updated more or less daily, drawing from a wide range of Chinese online sources. It monitors reforms in the criminal justice system, with particular regard to the correctional system. It also collects the most recent criminal laws, regulations and judicial interpretations, as well as news on anti-corruption and personnel changes in the CCP and state organs. - fs."
Self description: "This blog is blocked in China. If you can read it, then it means you are in Hong Kong, Macao or anywhere else."
Site contents: * Ministry of Justice & Offices of Justice; * Ministry of Public Security - PS bureaus; * Bureaus of Prison Administration; * Bureaus of RETL Administration; * Committees for Politics and law; * L'Archipel oublie; * Blog Archive; * Labels (Detention (19), Chinese politics (16), Post in Italiano (12), Chinese laws (9), pictures (6), Books (5), Rantings about methodology (5), 17th National Congress of the CCP (4), Cina (2), Torture (2), detenzione (2), pena di morte (2), shuanggui (2), Joseph Ratzinger (1), death penalty (1)) * Links.
URL http://florasapio.blogspot.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Flora Sapio (flora.sapio--at--ace.lu.se), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

05 Sep 2007

Annual Indonesia Lecture Series (AILS), Sep 2007
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Self-description: "The aim of this lecture series is to provide an update on a current topic on Indonesia. Papers from each year's series are published in a volume of scholarly essays about Indonesia. The collections are available from the Monash Asia Institute Press [arts.monash.edu.au/mai/press/ails.php]. [...]
10 Years of Political Reform in Indonesia: Reasons for Hope - The Annual Indonesia Lecture Series 2007, Monday 24 September 2007 [...] 6.30pm sharp: lectures commence. Venue: Lecture Theatre K3.09, Level 3, Monash University Caulfield Campus

The sudden demise of the Suharto administration in 1998 ended 32 years of political oppression in Indonesia and initiated a period of significant political liberalisation, restructuring and reform (Ind.: Reformasi). Nearly ten years have passed and we are frequently reminded that many difficulties remain. This year's Annual Indonesia Lecture Series, however, brings together a panel of international experts to address the equally important task of reflecting on what has changed and what has been achieved during the terms of Indonesia's four post-Suharto presidents and throughout this period of democratisation in general. [...]

6:30 pm Dr Thomas Reuter, Convener AILS2007: Introduction
6:40 pm Dr Irman G. Lanti, UNDP Jakarta: The Habibie Administration
7:00 pm Prof Greg Barton, Monash U.: The Wahid Administration
7:20 pm Dr Angus McIntyre, LaTrobe U.: Megawati & the Sukarno legacy
7:40 pm Dr Ariel Heryanto, U. of Melbourne: SBY and the legacy of Suharto
8:00 pm Tea/coffee break
8:30 pm Dr Robert Cribb, Australian National U.: Overview & historical perspective
8:50-9:30 pm Discussion [...]

Archive of Previous Lectures 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; 2002; 2001."

URL http://arts.monash.edu.au/mai/cseas/ails/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Thomas Reuter (thomas.reuter--at--arts.monash.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

05 Sep 2007

[India &] Maritime Counter-Terrorism --- An Update
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: "3. [...T]he Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean region as highly vulnerable, if not the most vulnerable, to such catastrophic acts of maritime terrorism. [...] 11. Over 80 per cent of the terrorist organisations with a capability for maritime terrorism operate in the areas and seas to the West of India. Over 90 per cent of successful maritime terrorism strikes have taken place in the areas and seas to the West of India. [...] 47. It is high time the Government of India set up a dedicated Task Force to go into the entire gamut of maritime counter-terrorism and make suitable recommendations for a comprehensive martitime counter-terrorism strategy." - b.raman
[The author, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed. ]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers24/paper2355.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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

05 Sep 2007

National Archives of Singapore (NAS)
National Archives of Singapore, Singapore
Self-description: "The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is the official custodian of the Singapore government's corporate memory. To fill gaps in the nation's history, NAS also acquires records from private sources. The rich holdings of archives form an important part of Singapore's heritage for enjoyment by the present and future generations of Singaporeans through exhibitions, outreach and publication programmes.
Established by an act of parliament in 1968, NAS was first known as the National Archives and Records Centre. It has since undergone many name changes and transformation to evolve into the National Archives of Singapore in 1993. [...] As of 2006, NAS holds more than 10,855 linear metres of paper files and records, 280,000 microfilm reels, 3.88 million images, 15,376 hours of oral history recordings and 76,620 hours of audio-visual records in our repositories."
Site contents: * About NAS; * Our Organisation; * Services (Records Management and Preservation, Providing Access [online Portal to Primary Resources of Singapore's Cultural Heritage is at www.a2o.com.sg - ed.], Sharing Knowledge); * Our Collections; * Public Education; * Publications and Merchandise (including books: Oral History in Southeast Asia: Theory and Method; Oral History Manual; Pioneers of Singapore; Reminiscences of The Straits Settlements Through Postcards; The Syonan Years: Singapore Under Japanese Rule, 1942-1945.); * Visit Us; * What's New & News; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.nhb.gov.sg/NAS
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nhb.gov.sg/NAS
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/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

04 Sep 2007

Bhutan - 3rd (final) Draft Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan
Constitution Drafting Commitee, Thimphu, Bhutan
Supplied note: "The third (and probably final) version of the draft constitution is at http://www.constitution.bt/html/constitution/articles.htm The interesting document relating to emoluments is to be found at http://www.constitution.bt/html/constitution/constitution.htm The text of the constitution will be discussed and formally approved by the new parliament that is elected in February or March 2008, and which will probably meet for the first time in June 2008. - bcs."
Site contents: * Constitution (Preamble, Articles, Glossary, The Parliamentary Entitlements Act); * Members; * Sources (Royal Command, Background, Chronology); * Making (Meeting, Speeches); * Archives (News, Photo Gallery, Policies); * Consultation; * Comments; * Announcement.
URL http://www.constitution.bt/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.constitution.bt/
Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* 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 3,000

04 Sep 2007

Bhutan Times - Your Sunday Companion
Bhutan Times, Thimphu, Bhutan
Site contents: * Home News [on 4 Sep 07] Coronation: to be "warm and intimate"; RICBL employees rebut prosecution charges; From sweet slumber to complex politics; Competition not a concern; Barks and deer; New airports in the offing; Shaba Corruption: need swift action; Want credit, fill a form please; Divest govt holdings, proposes RSEB; Bhutan imports from Chinese 'splendid act'; Phuentsholing gripped by rupee shortage; Sky is the limit; Minor raped: Culprit(s) at large; In the mist of agrarian woes; Politically Yours; The Life and Times of a King; Miracle happens; The trade secrets of Wangdi Norbu; The international citizen from Thimphu; Khandu knows it all!; * Bhutan in World News [on 4 Sep 07] India inks hydroelectric pact with Bhutan (EARTHtimes.org); ICIMOD: Linking priorities (Kuensel); No survey without NSB clearance (Kuensel); WHO praise for Lanka?s health sector (Daily News); Traveling to the Hermit Kingdom (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News); * Editorial; * Discussion Forum [moderated - ed.]; * Thimphu Weather; * News Archive; * BT Bazaar; * Games; * Photo Gallery; * Business Directory; * Contact Us (Contact Details, Subscription, Letter to Editor);
Supplied note: "[A competing] site www.bhutantimes.com [also called 'Bhutan Times', and published in California, US - ed.] is unrelated to the [Bhutanese] weekly newspaper [at the URL below] although the forum has spirited comments on contemporary Bhutan issues from (mainly Bhutanese) audience. - bcs."
URL http://www.bhutantimes.bt/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

04 Sep 2007

www.webquartet.com: Philippine Directory Listings
www.webquartet.com
Self-description: "Philippines, Philippine Search Engine and Directory Listings."
Site contents: * Arts and Entertainment (Beauty Pageants, Celebrities, Crafts, ...); * Business and Economy (Advertising and Marketing, Automotive, Classifieds, ...); * Education (International Schools, Language Schools, Organizations, ...); * Government (Agencies, Bureaus, and Departments, Embassies and Consulates, Executive, ...); * Guides and Directories (Yellow Pages, ...); * Health (Clinics and Hospitals, Conditions and Diseases, Dentistry, ...); * Maps and Views (Photos, ...); * News and Media (Magazines, Newspapers, Organizations, ...); * Provinces (Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan Del Sur, ...); * Recreation and Sports (Airsoft, Badminton, Baseball, ...); * Regions (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Bicol, Cagayan Valley, ...); * Science and Environment (Agriculture, Astronomy, Geology, ...); * Society and Culture (Activism, Chats and Forums, Ethnicity, ...); * Transportation (Airlines, Car Rentals, Taxis, ...); * Travel and Tourism (Lodging, Organizations, Parks, ...); * Weather.
[A site with a rich collection of links and anemic search function - ed.]
URL http://www.webquartet.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: John Alexander Allard (alexanderallard--at--yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

04 Sep 2007

CupriMedia - Iranian Books & Maps
CupriMedia, London, UK
Self-description: "International suppliers of book, journal, proceedings, CD-ROM, and map titles from all Iranian publishers to organisations, libraries, resellers and individuals throughout the world. [...]
Books - Bestsellers: "1. Iran Statistical Year Book 1384 (March 2005 - March 2006). 2. Iranian Typography, 50 Years of Calligraphy and Typography in Iranian Graphic Design. 3. Persian Gulf: Atlas of Old and Historical Maps (3000 B.C. - 2000 A.D.). 4. Persepolis and its Surroundings. 5. Alborz, Eastern (Mazandaran, Semnan). 6. I.R. Iran Trade & Industrial Directory Golden Key Directory 2006-2007. 7. National Gazetteer of the I.R. of Iran Hormozgan Province: Bandar-abbas Township [Farhang-e Joqrafiyai-ye Abadi-ha-ye Ostan-e Hormozgan: Shahrestan-e Bandar-abbas]."
Site contents: * Books (Art & Architecture, Generalities, Special Collections); * Maps (City Maps, Country Maps, Geological Maps, Provincial Maps, Topographical Maps); * Publishers (Geological Survey of Iran, Ministry of Industries and Mines; Gitashenasi; International Institute of Trade Relation Promotion; Iranian National Cartographic Centre; Iranian National Geographical Organisation of Armed Forces, Defence Ministry; Nazar; Sahab; Sobhe Sadeq; Statistical Centre of Iran, Management & Planning Organisation; Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art; Urban Planning & Processing Company, Tehran GIS Centre, Tehran Municipality); * RSS feed.
URL http://www.cuprimedia.com/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Cupri Sales (sales--at--cupri.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

03 Sep 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue Sep 03, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note: "The following articles were posted on Sep 03, 2007 at Japan Focus.
* Kinue TOKUDOME, Passage of H.R. 121 on "Comfort Women", the US Congress and Historical Memory in Japan
* Andre Vltchek, Sinking. Tuvalu and the Pacific Islands in an Age of Global Warming
* Taniguchi Shoko and John Breen, Suicide is a social not an individual problem: Japan in International Perspective
* Aaron W. Moore, Essential Ingredients of Truth: Soldiers' Diaries in the Asia Pacific War
* Andrei Lankov, China's Korean Autonomous Prefecture and China-Korea Border Politics
* Kate Barclay, Fishing. Western, Japanese and Islander Perceptions of Ecology and Modernization in the Pacific
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 7,820]

03 Sep 2007

National Mission for Manuscripts
National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi, India
Self-description: "The National Mission for Manuscripts was established in February 2003, by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India. A unique project in its programme and mandate, the Mission seeks to unearth and preserve the vast manuscript wealth of India. India possesses an estimate of five million manuscripts, probably the largest collection in the world. These cover a variety of themes, textures and aesthetics, scripts, languages, calligraphies, illuminations and illustrations. Together, they constitute the 'memory' of India's history, heritage and thought. These manuscripts lie scattered across the country and beyond, in numerous institutions as well as private collections, often unattended and undocumented. The National Mission for Manuscripts aims to locate, document, preserve and render these accessible -- to connect India's past with its future, its memory with its aspirations."
Site contents: * Manuscripts in focus; * Calendar of events; * Kritisampada: The National Database of Manuscripts [search for manuscripts by Title, Author, Script, Language, Subject or Material, as well as by their State/District Repository - ed.]; * Photo gallery (manuscripts on Paper, Palm Leaf, Cloth, Bamboo Leaves]; * About us; * Indian manuscripts; * Partners; * Downloads (Documentation of manuscripts, Manuscript studies, Conservation, Digitization, Publication, Outreach); * FAQs.
URL http://www.namami.org/
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]: Corporate info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

03 Sep 2007

20th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS), Jul 2008
School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Self-description: "[T]he 20th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS), [is] to be held in Manchester from 8-11 July 2008. The ECMSAS is the largest gathering of South Asia oriented researchers in Europe, covering all fields from the humanities and social sciences to technology, natural sciences and medicine. The conference is held biannually under the aegis of the European Association of South Asian Studies (EASAS) [www.easas.org], a professional, non-profit organisation of scholars engaged in research and teaching concerning South Asia with regard to all periods and fields of study. The objectives of EASAS are to support and promote South Asian Studies in all countries of Europe."
Site contents: Panel # 01: Visual Cultures in South Asia; # 02: Art History after Independence: South Asian Reconfigurations; # 03: Colonised Antiquity: Archaeology and South Asia's Material Past; # 04: Slavery and the Raj: Representing unfree labour in colonial South Asia; # 05: Gender and Performance in Princely India: New Perspectives; # 06: Indian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges; # 07: The Political Economy of Bangladesh; # 08: National parks & Landscapes of Resistance in South Asia; # 09: Bengal Studies; # 10: Gender and Party Politics in South Asia; # 11: Disease, possession and healing in South Asia; # 12: Hagiographies: Topics, Canonization and Interculturality; # 13: History and the South Asian Novel written in English; # 14: Darbar, daftar, khanqah, math; # 15: Sanskrit Tradition in the Modern World; # 16: Religion, Literature and Film in South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora; # 17: Censorship, Subjectivity, and Subversion: Cultural Regulation in India from the Colonial Era to the Present; # 18: Writing The Social: Popular Literary Traditions in South Asia; # 19: The concept of continuity and its relevance for Indian literary culture; # 20: Medialised Realities in South Asia; # 21: Sri Lanka; # 22: Karnataka Studies: Fragmented Polity, Its Formation, Legitimization and Upward Mobility of Backward Classes in South India -- A Special Reference Karnataka (1650-- 1761); # 23: Crime and Punishment in South Asia; # 24: Migration in South Asia: Causes, Patterns and Consequences; # 25: Legal pluralism and tribal politics in South Asia; # 26: The Kerala Model: Trajectories in Transition; # 27: Routes and Roots of Democracy in the Himalayas; # 28: Social exclusion, social legislation and religious freedom: the relevance of Ambedkar in India, then and now; # 29: Political Economy of Federalism in India: state, society and local elites; # 30: Religion and Governance in India; # 31: Citizenship and education in South Asia; # 32: Vegetarianisms: the communicative power of meat in South Asia; # 33: The Public Representation of a religion called Hinduism: Temple Building and Public Worship; # 34: Re-use: The Art and Politics of Integration and Anxiety; # 35: Lived Islam in Contemporary South Asia; # 36: Christians, Cultural Interactions, and South Asia's Religious Traditions; # 37: South Asian Transnational Families and Negotiated Relationships; # 38: Management of Development Projects in South Asian Countries; # 38: Writing the Cities of the South Asian Diaspora; # 40: Does Decentralisation Necessarily Imply Pro-poor Service Delivery: Issues in The Context of Developing Economies.
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Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
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01 Sep 2007

Transoxiana: Journal Libre de Estudios Orientales - Issue Aug 2007
www.transoxiana.org, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Supplied note:
"The following articles were posted on Aug 31, 2007 at 'Transoxiana'.
* Editorial
* On Kalila wa Dimna and Persian National Fairy Tales - Pavel Basharin
* El desarrollo de la Idea Mesianica en los Textos de la Cueva 4Q, la Literatura Apocal’ptica y los Evangelios Sinopticos - Laura Bizzarro
* Arte e Religiao na Rota da Seda - as Transformacoes na Iconografia Budista - Andre Bueno
* Buddhist Activity in Pre-Islamic Persia According to Literary Sources and Archaeology - Matteo Compareti
* Immortals In Ancient Iranian Myths Gholnar Ghal'e Khani, Parvin Ghasemi, and Shahram Razmjooee
* Modernizacion del modelo de familia y del rol de la mujer en Corea del Sur Elementos del chamanismo y del confucianismo presentes en el proceso de cambio - Paula Marina Iadevito
* On the Origin of the Place-Name Buxara - Shamsiddin Kamoliddin
* Armenios de Iran en Espana y Sudamerica en los siglos XVII y XVIII - Vartan Matiossian
* Central Asian Jewelry and their Symbols in Ancient Time - Elena Neva
* Kalila wa Dimna on Silk - Paintings by Elena Uzdenikova
* The Biggest Expedition Studying the Ancient Iranian World: Chorasmian Expedition of S.P. Tolstov - Sergey A. Yatsenko,
Find them at http://www.transoxiana.org - p. raffetta."

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* Current Issue; * Past Issues; * Reviews; * Permanent Call for Papers; * RSS feed [www.transoxiana.org/rss-feed.xml]

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