15 Oct 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue Oct 15, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note: "The following articles were posted on Oct 15, 2007 at Japan Focus.
* Yukie Yoshikawa, The US-Japan-China Mistrust Spiral and Okinotorishima
* Frederick R. Dickinson, Biohazard: Unit 731 in Postwar Japanese Politics of National "Forgetfulness"
* Bruce Cumings, Kim Jong Il confronts Bush - and wins. A New Page in North-South Korean Relations
* Adam Lebowitz, "Little Citizens" and "Star Pupils": Military Middle Schools in Wartime Japan
* Tarique Niazi, The Turnaround in Sino-Indian Relations
* Noam Chomsky, Nuclear Weapons, Criminal States, and the US-India Deal
* Robert Wade, Explaining US Financial Instability and Its Global Implications
* Jim Yardley, Choking on Growth. Water and China's Future
* Nick Turse, Beyond the Bomb. The Pentagon Plans for a New Hundred Years' War
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."
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 8,280]

15 Oct 2007

[Asian Resources from the] Focus on Global Resources e-journal
Center for Research Libraries (CRL), Chicago, IL, US
Self-description: "Focus on Global Resources: Critical Resources for Research and Teaching in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. [...] FOCUS is a publication [an electronic journal in PDF format, est. May 1998 - ed.] of the Center for Research Libraries, ISSN#0275-4924"
Site contents [Spring 2004 - Autumn 2007]:
* Fall 2007, Colonial India - In This Issue; Cartographic Resources on Colonial South Asia in the Digital South Asia Library; European Imperialism and Colonial Response; Some Sources on Early Colonial South Asia; Preserving Urdu Journals; A Library Survey Tool for South Asia; Some Recent CRL Acquisitions Related to Colonial India; ;
* Summer 2007, Religion in the Modern World - Some Primary Source Texts on Christian Missions [Christian missions to China, Africa, India, and Japan]; Some Additional Sources on Missions [in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, East Asia, and other regions.]; American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Collections on Microform; Some Resources on Islam and Judaism Held by CRL; Tibetan Language Resources;
* Spring 2007, England in Africa;
* Winter 2006/07, Eastern and Southeastern Europe;
* Fall 2006, News Preservation;
* Summer 2006, Women's Studies;
* Spring 2006, Immigration Studies;
* Winter 2005/2006, Evaluating Digital Archives and Repositories;
* Fall 2005, Southeast Asia Studies - President's Message: Ensuring Access to Southeast Asia Resources Southeast Asia Microform Project: 35 Years of International Collaboration; Preserving Khmer Rouge Archives; Southeast Asia Acquisitions for 2005; SEAM Preservation Microfilming Project in Viet Nam; A Digital Southeast Asia Library;
* Summer 2005, CRL Collections and Access;
* Spring 2005, South Asia Studies - President's Message: South Asia Studies; South Asia Microform Project--a Ghazal of Historical Resources; Digital South Asia Library; A Union Catalogue for South Asia; Rare Literary Gems: The Works of Kabir and Premchand at CRL; DSAL's Digital Jewel: The Institute of Indian Studies Center for Art and Archaeology Photo Archive; Center for South Asia Libraries; Digital Dictionaries of South Asia; SAMP Resources.;
* Winter 2004/05, Latin American Studies;
* Fall 2004, Preserving America's Print Resources Update;
* Summer 2004, Africa Studies;
* Spring 2004, Middle East Studies - Message from CRL President Bernard Reilly; The Middle East - New Acquisitions for 2004; The Middle East Microform Project: Past, Present, and Future; The Arab-American Press; Mining the Middle East Political Web for Research; The Ottoman Turkish Collection; MERJ: The Middle East Research Journals Project; Improving Access to Middle East Serials: OACIS for the Middle East.
URL http://www.crl.edu/focus/issue-index.asp
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.crl.edu/focus/issue-index.asp
Link reported by: Don Dyer (dyer--at--crl.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

12 Oct 2007

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Self-description: "South Asia Analysis Group is a non profit non commercial think tank. The objective of the group is to advance strategic analysis and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of Indian and International security and promote public understanding. In so doing, the SAAG seeks to address the decision makers, strategic planners, academics and the media in South Asia and the world at large. The group holds the concept of strategy in its broadest meaning-including mobilization and application of all resources to understand national and international security. The articles in this site are provided by scholars with many years of experience in political and strategic analysis. The aim of the group is not to compete with Governments, Academics, NGOs or other institutions dealing with strategic analysis and national security but to provide another point of view for the decision makers and other national/international think tanks."
Site contents:
* About us; * Papers (on 12 Oct 07: 2409. China: Prepares For the 17th Ccp Congress By Bhaskar Roy (11/10/2007) 2408. Bangladesh: Politics and the Two Ladies By Bhaskar Roy (10/10/2007) 2407. Pak Army & Air Force Go After Uzbeks, Chechens & Uighurs - International Terrorism Monitor--Paper No. 286 By B. Raman (10/10/2007) 2406. China's New Assertiveness In Nepal By Bhaskar Roy (8/10/2007) 2405. Musharraf Has the Last But One Laugh By B. Raman (8/10/2007) 2404. China: Unveils Its New Power By Bhaskar Roy (7/10/2007) 2403. China: After North Korea, Myanmar? By B. Raman (6/10/2007) 2402. Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - Cart Before Horses: Principles Must Precede Strategies and Tactics By Ravi Sundaralingam (5/10/2007) 2401. Muslims of Nepal: Becoming An Assertive Minority By R. Upadhyay (4/10/2007) 2400. Pakistan's New Chief of Army Staff: A Predictive Estimate By Dr. S Kapila (3/10/2007) 2399. Nepal: the State of the Nation By Vikram Singh Basnyat (3/10/2007) 2398. Myanmar: Darkness At Noon By B. Raman (3/10/2007) 2397. Pakistan: Musharraf Appoints ISI Chief As Vcoas By B. Raman (2/10/2007) 2396. Copy-cat Bali In Male - International Terrorism Monitor---Paper No. 285 By B. Raman (1/10/2007) 2395. Myanmar: Muslims Back Monks, Warn China By B. Raman (29/9/2007) 2394. Breather For Musharraf By B. Raman (29/9/2007) 2393. Myanmar: Military Response To Snowballing Public Protests By Col. R. Hariharan (27/9/2007) 2392. Myanmar: Dilemma of India & China By B. Raman (26/9/2007) 2391. Innovative Ideas For Bangladesh Election System: Democracy With Bangladeshi Characteristics? By Bhaskar Roy (26/9/2007) 2390. Japan: Strategic Implications of Prime Minister Abe's Resignation By Dr. S Kapila (24/9/2007) 2389. As the Burmese Emulate Gandhiji, India Remains Strangely Silent By B. Raman (24/9/2007) 2388. Bin Laden's Fatwa Against Musharraf & Pakistani Army - International Terrorism Monitor---Paper No. 284 By B. Raman (22/9/2007) 2387. Al Qaeda Steps Up Psywar Against Musharraf & Pakistani Army - International Terrorism Monitor---Paper No. 283 By B. Raman (21/9/2007) 2386. China and the Popular Unrest In Myanmar By Col. R. Hariharan (20/9/2007) 2385. Normalisation of China-japan Ties: Historical Bonds and Limitations of Their Roles By D. S. Rajan (20/9/2007));
* Notes (on 12 Oct 07: 406. Nepal: Koirala Succumbs To Maoist Pressure-postpones CA Elections- Update No. 139 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (6/10/2007) 405. Nepal: Nepali Congress Unites - Update No. 138 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (29/9/2007) 404. Sri Lanka: Karuna's Travails Update No. 125 By Col. R. Hariharan (23/9/2007) 403. Nepal: Maoists Quit the Interim Government- Update No. 137 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (19/9/2007) 402. Bhutan: March Towards Elections In 2008: Update No. 66 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (12/9/2007) 401. Nepal: Nepali Congress Opts For A Republic: Update No. 136 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (11/9/2007) 400. Sri Lanka: Implications of Mannar Coastal Operations --- Update No. 124 By Col. R. Hariharan (7/9/2007) 399. Nepal: Mjf & Interim Govt. Enter Into A 22 Point Agreement- Update No. 135 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (2/9/2007) 398. Nepal: Prachanda's One-day Drama On CA Elections- Update No. 134 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (30/8/2007) 397. Nepal: Maoists Continue With Their Threats- Update N0. 133 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (22/8/2007) 396. Nepal: More On Dilemma of the Maoists- Update No. 132 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (15/8/2007) 395. Nepal: Dilemma Faced By Maoist Leadership - Update No. 131 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (8/8/2007) 394. India, Sri Lanka and the Ltte By Col. R. Hariharan (7/8/2007) 393. the Forgotten Accord and the Unwanted War By Col. R. Hariharan (7/8/2007) 392. Nepal: Who Needs Constitutional Assembly Elections? - Update No. 130 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (23/7/2007) 391. Bhutan:Right Time To Work Out A Durable Solution- Update No. 65 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (21/7/2007) 390. Sri Lanka: Thoppugala & After- Update No. 123 By Col. R. Hariharan (11/7/2007) 389. Nepal: the Problem of Dealing With Monarchy- Update No. 129 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (8/7/2007) 388. Bhutan: Refugee Problem- End Game? Update No. 64 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (6/7/2007) 387. Nepal: Interim Parliament Empowers Itself To Abolish Monarchy-update No. 128 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (16/6/2007) 386. Sri Lanka: Human Rights War- Update No. 122 By Col. R. Hariharan (14/6/2007) 385. Sri Lanka: Implications of Ltte's Delft Attack- Update No. 121 By Col. R. Hariharan (27/5/2007) 384. Nepal: Law & Order Should Be Restored Before CA Elections Are Thought Of- Update No. 127 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (26/5/2007) 383. Sri Lanka: Burying the Peace Process Along With Federalism - Update No.120 By Col. R. Hariharan (16/5/2007) 382. Nepal: G.P. Getting Increasingly Isolated On the Issue of Monarchy- Update No.126 By Dr. S Chandrasekharan (8/5/2007);
* Forum (on 12 Oct 07: 178 - Total Posts: 358); * Search; * Feedback; * Links.
URL http://www.saag.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.saag.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3000 [in fact, 7600]

10 Oct 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue Oct 10, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note: "The following articles were posted on Oct 10, 2007 at Japan Focus.
* Rumi Sakamoto and Matt Allen, "Hating 'The Korean Wave''' Comic Books: A sign of New Nationalism in Japan?
* William Underwood, The Aso Mining Company in World War II: History and Japan's Would-Be Premier
* Robert Wade, Explaining US Financial Instability and Its Global Implications
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - m.selden."
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 8,280]

08 Oct 2007

Stereotypes of Muslim Piety in Calendar Art and Hindi Cinema
Tasveer Ghar Network (U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US - South Asia Institute at the U. of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany - Center for Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, India).
Supplied note: "Tasveer Ghar (the House of Pictures) invites you to visit its latest Virtual Gallery Visual Essay about the stereotypes of the Indian Muslim community as depicted in popular media such as calendar art, print advertisements and Hindi cinema. [...] Tasveer Ghar, a digital network of South Asian popular visual culture, is a trans-national virtual "home" for collecting, digitizing, and documenting various materials produced by South Asia's exciting popular visual sphere including posters, calendar art, pilgrimage maps and paraphernalia, cinema hoardings, advertisements, and other forms of street and bazaar art. We invite you to contribute to our growing archive of such art and essays.
Some of our earlier Virtual Galleries include the following:
Welcome - Swagatam - Good Morning: Welcome posters of India: by Patricia Uberoi http://tasveerghar.net/welcome/
New Year Greeting Cards with a Hindu Nationalist perspective: by Christiane Brosius http://tasveerghar.net/hgreet/ - tg."
Site contents: * An essay by Yousuf Saeed; * 38 popular posters and video clips.
URL http://tasveerghar.net/mstereo
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Tasveer Ghar (tasveerghar--at--gmail.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* 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

08 Oct 2007

Turkestanskii Al'bom (Photo Album of 19th Century Russian Turkistan)
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, US
Self-description: "The Turkestanskii Al'bom (Turkestan Album) provides a visual survey of Central Asia from the perspective of the Russian imperial government that took control of the area in the 1850s and 1860s. About 1,200 photographs, with some architectural plans, watercolor drawings, and maps [now digitised and published online by the LOC - ed.] are arranged in four parts.
* the "Chast' Arkheologicheskaia" (Archaeological Part) features views of Islamic architecture, chiefly in Samarkand. (2 volumes) [view description and images]
* the "Chast' Etnograficheskaia" (Ethnographical Part) offers individual portraits and daily life scenes of Uzbeks, Tadzhiks, Kazakhs, Kirghiz, and others. (2 volumes) [view description and images]
* the "Chast' Promyslovaia" (Trades Part) shows such occupations as textile production, mining, and baking. (1 volume) [view description and images]
* the "Chast' Istoricheskaia" (Historical Part) focuses on Russian military activities with battle maps and portraits of soldiers involved between 1853 and 1871. (1 volume) [view description and images] [...]

Konstantin Petrovich Von Kaufman (1818-1882), the first governor general of Russian Turkestan, commissioned the albums to acquaint Russians and Westerners with the region. the Russian orientalist A.L. Kun (also spelled Kuhn) compiled the first three parts, and the albums were formerly referred to as the Kun Collection. the other compilers included M.T. Brodovskii, M.A. Terentyev, N.V. Bogaevskii and photographer N.N. Nekhoroshev. the Military-Topographic Department, Military District of Tashkent printed the lithographic parts of each plate. the production work was primarily done in St. Petersburg and Tashkent in 1871-72.

To read the compilers' characterization of the project, view the foreword (English translation by Heather S. Sonntag) [PDF file, 28 kb., 1 p.]. [...]
No restrictions are known on publication or other forms of distribution of the images in the Turkestan Album. Please cite the source of the image with the credit line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [...]."
Site contents: * Introduction; * Access; * Obtaining Reproductions; * Permissions and Credits; * Related Resources; * Bibliography.
URL http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/287_turkestan.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jeff Spurr (spurr--at--fas.harvard.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* 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 30

05 Oct 2007

The Irrawaddy News Magazine Online Edition
Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG), Chiangmai, Thailand
Self-description: "The Irrawaddy is published by the Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG). IPG was established in 1992 by Burmese citizens living in exile and is not affiliated with any political party or organization. the Irrawaddy seeks to promote press freedom and access to unbiased information."
Site contents: * SEARCH; * ONLINE FEATURES (# Latest News [3 0ct 2007] - Overnight Arrests of Monks Continue in Rangoon, Cloud of Pessimism Hangs Over Burma [Commentary], Rangoon Is Still a Battleground, Burma's Junta Steps up Propaganda Machine, # More News [3 0ct 2007]: Christians in Burma Pray for Peace and Release of Detainees, Burma's Ethnic Minorities Endure Decades of Brutality, Demonstrators at Chinese Consulate Want Olympic Boycott, China Says UN Envoy's Meeting with Burmese Leaders Was a "Positive", China's Priority Resources Not People, Say Burma Analysts, Japanese Journalist's Body Returns from Burma, UN Chief Says Envoy's Trip to Burma Wasn't Success, Burmese Military Crackdown Shameful, Says Laura Bush, US Representatives Pass Resolution on Burma, # Article, # Business, # News Brief, # Editorial, # Commentary, # Special Feature, # Letters, # Barber's Chair, # Research Page, # Multimedia); * CARTOON; * OUR ARCHIVE [from 1997 onwards] (News, Article, Business, Commentary, Editorial, Barber's Chair, Multimedia, Print Edition); * INTERVIEWS * OUR SERVICE (About Us, Advertisement, Contact Us, Join Us, Media Directory, Our Team, Subscriptions, Website Links); * PRINT EDITION (Cover Story, Culture, Editorial, Interviews, Intelligence, News in Brief, Business).
[A website in English and Burmese - ed.]
URL http://www.irrawaddy.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.irrawaddy.org
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Comments
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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, over 22600]

05 Oct 2007

ResearchSEA - Asia Research News
ResearchSEA Ltd, Cambridge, UK
Self-description: "ResearchSEA is Asia's first research news portal, a one-stop centre where journalists and members of the public can gain access to news and local experts from the research world in Asia. Promoting public understanding of research encourages long term innovation and growth. the media is key to promoting public understanding. Almost everyone in the world reads newspapers, magazines, websites, watch TV or listen to the radio. the media is the ultimate gateway to the international community and a powerful medium for forging local and international links. ResearchSEA brings research news and top experts direct from universities, think tanks, journals and specialist organisations to journalists around the world."
Site contents: * SEARCH; * RESEARCH NEWS (# Science - Earth Sciences, Environment, Space, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biosciences... # Technology - Engineering, Computing, ICT, Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics... # Medicine - Diseases, Healthcare, Mental Health, Drugs, Nutrition, Traditional, Alternative, Therapeutic... # Business - Management, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Economics, Commerce... # Culture - History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Theology, Literature, Music, Art, Design... # People - Media, International Relations, Politics, Education, Policy, Society, Law, Development... # All Latest News); * RESOURCES (Focus On - ICT, Peace and Conflict, Women, The Environment, Bird Flu), Ask An Expert, Contributing Institutions, Events Calendar, Announcements, Archives, Media Organisations); * GENERAL INFO (About ResearchSEA What's New, Contact Us); * EVENTS - Details of upcoming major research conferences, meetings and events; * ANNOUNCEMENTS - New grants, books, journals, research centres and much more.
URL http://researchsea.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://researchsea.com/
Link reported by: Dr Magdeline Pokar (m.pokar--at--researchsea.com)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Comments
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 30

04 Oct 2007

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB)
DVB, Oslo, Norway
Self-description: "The Democratic Voice of Burma is a non-profit Burmese media organization committed to responsible journalism. Our mission is : - to provide accurate and unbiased news to the people of Burma, - to promote understanding and cooperation amongst the various ethnic and religious groups of Burma, - to encourage and sustain independent public opinion and enable social and political debate - to impart the ideals of democracy and human rights to the people of Burma."
Site contents: * Front Page - DVB News [Oct 3, 2007 - Sep 30, 2007] (# Oct 3, 2007 - Monks fear government raids on monasteries; # Meikhtila USDA holds pro-government rally?; # Burmese authorities target citizen journalists; # Man arrested for shouting religious slogan; # Arakan protests continue despite threats from authorities; # Supporting DVB - DVB now accepts donations. ; # NLD representatives and party members arrested in protests; # Myitkyina authorities release 90 monks; # Detained monks could be sent to hard labour camps; # KNU Secretary offers to welcome SPDC defectors; # Demonstrations held in India and Sri Lanka; # Counter-protest staged by government supporters; # UN Special Envoy meets junta leader; # Injured monk taken from hospital by officials; # Burmese minister blames protests on "opportunists" and outsiders; # Solidarity protests held around the world; # KNU denounces government brutality; # Smaller-scale protests in Burma on Sunday; # Government organises funerals for protestors; # USDA slams public protests at rally; # Sep 30, 2007 - Government cleans up damage to raided monastery); * Latest News [Oct 3, 2007] (# US denounces Burmese regime as brutal, # ASEAN urges avoidance of violence in Burma, # Buddhist nuns join political protests # Junta Beefs Up Security Around Daw Suu's Compound To Prevent Further Protests, # Democracy icon Suu Kyi greets Myanmar monks, # ILO calls for release of detained activists, # Myanmar diplomat to make first North Korea visit since two country's normalized relations, # 88 student leader denounces government abuse of power); * Features; * Opinion Page; * Interviews; * Photos; * Let's Talk; * Advanced Search; * Keywords Index; * Email Service; * About Us; * Contact Us; * [Readers'] Comments; * DVB News Subscription; * Daily Newsletter; * Photo of the Week.
[A multi-lingual web site (est. 2004) - in English, Burmese, Arakan, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Shan - ed.]
URL http://english.dvb.no/ and http://www.dvb.no
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://english.dvb.no/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Comments
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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]: over 3,000 [in fact, 12600]

03 Oct 2007

Islam and Democracy in Asia, March 13-14, 2008
Center for Asian Democracy (CAD), University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, US
Supplied note: "Hosted by the Center for Asian Democracy (CAD) and the Institute for Democracy and Development (IDD), the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, the United States, March 13-14, 2008.
We are looking for (1) theory-oriented papers that address the relationship between Islam and democracy, (2) history-oriented works that trace the introduction of Islam to Asia, and (3) area-based papers that deal with the contemporary issues of Islam and democracy in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, including Xinjiang in China.
The following are suggested topics: (1) the Compatibility (or incompatibility) of Islam with Democracy; (2) the Historical Diffusion of Islam through Asia (3) Asian Islam and Arab Islam: Similarities and Differences (4) the Taliban and Islam in Afghanistan (5) Islam in Pakistan (6) Islam and Religious Conflicts in India (7) Asia's Radical Islamic Diaspora (8) Islam in Central Asia and Western China (9) Islam and Democratization in Indonesia (10) Islam and Democracy in Malaysia. The organizers are open to other topics relevant to Islam and democracy in Asia.
Prospective participants of the workshop should submit a one-page proposal by November 1, 2007. Acceptance of proposals will be sent to the authors by November 15, 2007.
We will cover the costs of the participants for airfare, room/board, and provide an honorarium. - sh."
URL http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy
Link reported by: Dr. Shiping Hua (shiping.hua--at--louisville.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 30

01 Oct 2007

Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue Oct 01, 2007
japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US
Supplied note: "The following articles were posted on Oct 01, 2007 at Japan Focus.
* Bill Bowtell, HIV/AIDS: the Looming Asia Pacific Pandemic
* Yuki TANAKA, Oda Makoto, Beheiren and 14 August 1945: Humanitarian wrath against indiscriminate bombing
* Takahashi Akihiro, Ground Zero 1945. A Schoolboy's Story
* Praful Bidwai, the India-US Nuclear Deal at a Crossroads
* Nakano Akira, Korea's Railway Network the Key to Imperial Japan's Control
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 8,280]

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