The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Jun 2008, Vol. 15, No. 7 (281)

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22 Jun 2008

Olympics Torch Relay: Intriguing Absence of Panchen Lama
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below, as well as at the http://www.c3sindia.org/tibet/263/olympics-torch-relay-intriguing-absence-of-panchen-lama/ address] - br."
Site contents: * Report by James Reynolds of the BBC, * A BBC Commentary, * Report by Chris Buckley of Reuters from Lhasa, * Report by the Agence France Press (AFP), * Report by the US-funded Radio Free Asia, * Report by the State-owned Xinhua News Agency of China, * Report by "The Hindu" of Chennai.
Extract: "MY [B. Raman's - ed.] COMMENTS: 1. Even according to the official account as disseminated by Xinhua, there were 156 torchbearers, of whom only 75 were Tibetans. The remaining 81 were not Tibetans. 2. It does not give the details of all the 75 Tibetans. 3. The Tibetan authorities had originally announced that the torch would be in Lhasa and the surrounding region of Tibet for three days. They cut it to one day lasting eight hours. Even these eight hours were cut short on June 21, 2008, to less than three hours. The authorities seemed anxious to take the torch out of Lhasa as quickly as possible. 4. Originally, it had been indicated that the flame would be received at the Potala Palace by the communist party-appointed Panchen Lama. Instead, it was received by Zhang Qingli, the head of the Communist Party in Tibet. He was reported to have told protesting Tibetans in March last that the Communist Party was their Dalai Lama. No explanation has been forthcoming as to why the Panchan [sic] Lama was not present and why he was not given any role in the Lhasa functions for the torch relay." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai. He is also associated with the Chennai Centre For China Studies. - ed. ]
URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers28/paper2743.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.southasiaanalysis.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

21 Jun 2008

Israel Targets Iran's Nuclear Sites?
South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, 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: "12. Everybody talks only of the dangers of Al Qaeda and its Pashtun and Punjabi associates getting hold of Pakistan's nuclear expertise. Nobody talks of the danger of the Hizbollah and the Shia terrorist groups of Iraq getting hold of Iran's nuclear expertise. 13. Whether what is going on presently [i.e. large military exercises in early June 2008 in the Mediterranean and Greece involving more than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters - ed.] is only a Psywar or whether there is a real possibility of an Israeli pre-emptive action, the effect on the oil market will be the same---push up prices further. Oil prices are unlikely to come down till the present crisis over Iran's nuclear intentions is resolved in a manner, which reduces the concerns of Israel. India will suffer more from the surging oil prices than China because after 9/11, China has built up its strategic oil reserves. India has done very little in this direction. Our economy, which is already considerably behind the Chinese economy, will lag further behind." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai. He is also associated with the Chennai Centre For China Studies. - ed. ]
URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers28/paper2742.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.southasiaanalysis.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

20 Jun 2008

Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS)
University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, US
Self-description: "The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) is a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit professional organization for researchers and scholars interested in the culture and civilization of the Persian-speaking societies and related areas in the Iranian civilizational area."

Supplied note: "ASPS Biennial Convention in Lahore, Pakistan Call for Papers: Deadline: September 30, 2008 We are pleased to announce the ASPS Fourth Biennial Convention, which will take place from February 27-March 1, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. Local excursions on March 2, 2009 will be optional. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 30, 1998. All humanities and social science disciplines related to Persianate Societies are welcome. We encourage pre-organized panels, but individual papers are also welcome. Submissions for pre-organized panels must include a panel abstract of no more than 300 words plus individual abstracts of no more than 300 words for each of five panelists. Panels must be limited to a minimum of three panelists and a maximum of five. Panels and individual abstracts must contain a clearly stated thesis. Please send abstracts in a Word document by email to: Dr. Shahzad Bashir (sbashir--at--stanford.edu). In addition, proposals from Iran should be sent to: Dr. Habib Borjian (hb146--at--columbia.edu) - ap."

Site contents:
* Newsletter (No.19, Fall 2007 (PDF), No.18, Mar 2007 (PDF), No.17, Sep 2006 (PDF), No.16, Mar 2006 (PDF), No.15, Sep 2005 (PDF), No. 13, Mar 2005, No.12, Mar 2004, No.11, Oct 2003, No.10, Mar 2003, No.9, Sepr 2002, No.8, Apr 2002.; * News of the Association; * Regional Offices (Armenia, Poland, Iran, India,Tajikistan); * Studies on Persianate Societies [subscribe here to the ASPS' annual journal - ed.]; * Conference News; * 3rd SPS Biennial Convention; * Photographs; * Announcements; * Links; * Membership Application; * Officers; * Travel Fellowship Program; * Central Eurasia Research Fund (CERF).
URL http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/persianatesocieties/main/index.php
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/persianatesocieties/main/index.php
Link reported by: Amir Porooshani (prooshan--at--gmail.com), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* 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 100

20 Jun 2008

Center for Asian Democracy (CAD)
Political Science Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, US
Self-description: "The mission of the Center for Asian Democracy, established in 2006, is to promote research and teaching about democracy and the prospects for democratization in Central, South, Southeast and East Asia. Through publications, conferences, workshops, visiting scholars programs, colloquia, and research projects in Asian countries, the Center creates a forum for studying political dynamics in this vital region."
Site contents:
* Speaker Series;
* Conferences (2009 Symposium: China's Rise and Its Impact on Asia, 2008 Islamic Workshop [March 13-14, 2008] with papers in PDF format: Rafis Abazov - "Everyday Islam in Electoral Process In Central Asia", Moataz A. Fattah - "Islam and Democracy: An Examination of Muslims' Political Culture", Mark Gould - "The Sovereignty of God: Constitutional Processes in Islam and Christianity", Felix Heiduk - "Islamism and Democratization in Indonesia", Touqir Hussain - "Islam in Pakistan", Tariq Karim - "Bangladesh: new front-line state in the struggle between aspiring pluralist democracy and expanding political Islam", Omar Khalidi - "Muslims and Indian Democratic Experience", Muqtedar Khan - "Islamic Governance and the Democratic Processes", Ghulam Nadri - "Social tensions and communal relations in India: Muslim communities of Gujarat during the 17th and 18th centuries", Laure Paquette - "Islam and Democracy in Asia: What Can We Learn from Underdog Thinking", Morris Rossabi - "China and Central Asia: Developing Relations and their Impact on Democracy", David Straub - "Islam and the Development of a Democratic Society in Tajikistan", Bridget Welsh - "Contracting Political Space, Widening Political Participation: Islam and Democracy in Post 9/11 Malaysia", Brian Williams - "Tracking Al Qaeda and Taliban Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan: A Field Report on Taliban Radicalization", 2007 KY Asian Studies Association Meeting, 2007 Beijing Workshop, 2006 Korea Workshop, 2006 Conference on China);
* Asia in the Headlines [from the New York Times]; * Center News; * Photo Gallery; * Current Projects (Building Human Rights and Civil Society in Kazakhstan, Democracy from the Margin: China's Local Legislatures in Transition, Skills Development and Capacity Building: Vietnam and Laos) ; * Book Series; * Courses; * Faculty Affiliates; * Staff; * Related Links (Related University of Louisville Programs, Registered Student Organizations, Other Resources); * CAD Blog [http://www.asiandemocracy.blogspot.com/] est. 2006.;
URL http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy/
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]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

20 Jun 2008

China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
Tsinghua Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China.
Self-description: "China National Knowledge Infrastructure is a key national e-publishing project of China started in 1996. Approved by the Press and Publications Administration of PRC and backed by Tsinghua University, CNKI project started with a e-journal product and later further expand the product line to cover newspapers, dissertations, proceedings, yearbooks and reference works and etc. CNKI is a symbol of Chinese e-publishing industry, which greatly boosted the Chinese library systems to go digital and helped researchers with their work. So far CNKI academic databases have been serving more than 5,500 universities, public and corporate libraries, hospitals and other institutions inside and outside China."
Site contents:
* About CNKI (Introduction, History, Products, Awards, Mission, Overview); * About Us [about Tsinghua Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology Group];
* Products:
# China Academic Journals Full-text Database (CAJ) [8,460 titles from 1994 onward],
# China Citation Database (CCD) [5 million cited references],
# China Core Newspapers Full-text Database (CCND) [8 million articles from 700 central and local newspapers from 2000 onward],
# China Doctor/Master Dissertation Full-text Database (CDMD) [84,000 doctoral dissertations and 490,000 master dissertations from 1999 onward],
# Century Journals Project Full-text Database (CJP) [6 million articles from 3,901 academic journals since 1915 up till 1993],
# China Proceedings of Conference Full-text Database (CPCD) [938,000 conference papers from 1999 onward],
# China Reference Works Online (CRWO) [8 million entries, 700,000 images from over 1,500 dictionaries, thesauruses, cyclopedias, atlases, illustrated handbooks, and chronicles from 1990 onward],
# China Yearbook Full-text Database (CYFD) [6.1 million entries about 8,000 volumes of 1,582 titles of world, national and provincial-level yearbooks, industry yearbooks, subject yearbooks, school yearbooks, enterprise yearbooks and statistical yearbooks from 1912 onward];
* Help (FAQ, User's Guide - English, User's Guide -Traditional Chinese, CNKI'S Endnote filters, Download - CAJ Viewer, Download - Simplified Chinese Font Pack); * Register for free trial access [for 30 days - ed.] to CNKI Databases; * Contact Us.
[A bi-ligual (CN-simplified, CN-traditional, EN) site. The databases have an English language interface. No access to the information system from Mac computers or SUN workstations - ed.]
URL http://www.global.cnki.net/grid20/index.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.global.cnki.net/grid20/index.htm
Link reported by: Darrell Dorrington (darrell.dorrington--at--anu.edu.au), forwarded by asia_news--at--anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Stduy/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic/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]: under 300

19 Jun 2008

Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, India.
Self-description: "The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) grew out of the China Study Group, which was an informal forum of scholars working on China at the University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), The Institute of Economic Growth, The Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses and other research institutes of Delhi. Founded in 1969, the Group conducted fortnightly discussions on contemporary topics as well as research themes relating to China, and helped sustain China Report, the only Indian journal on China and East Asia. After China Report was relocated at the CSDS in 1978, it became the journal of the Group, which also made CSDS the centre of its activities."
Site contents:
* About Us; * Fellows; * Research Programmes (Opium War and China's Encounter with the West in the Nineteenth Century, The May Fourth Movement, The Chinese Revolution, China's Policy Towards Liberation Movements, India-China Relations, Science and Technology in China, The Chinese Defence System, Comparative Studies of Kang Youwei and Vivekananda, Modernisation process in India and China, Communist Movement in China and India, Responses of India and China to the International Processes, Historical Processes of Sino-Indian Cultural Interaction, Rural Reforms in China, China's Defence Modernisation, China's Educational Development, China and the Emerging World Order, China : Into the 21st Century); * Publications (Books, ICS Occasional Study Series); * Collaborations; * Events; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.icsin.org/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.icsin.org/index.html
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 - 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 100

19 Jun 2008

Nepal Study Center (NCS)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, US.
Self-description: "The objective of the Nepal Study Center at the University of New Mexico is to provide a platform to bring together scholars from North Americ and the countries in the Himalayan region and elsewhere to share knowledge on policy research issues affecting the Himalayan region and the countries in South Asia. The Center takes a broader focus with an interest on development, health, natural resources, sustainability, empowerment, conflict and the environment."
Site contents:
* Objectives; * Research (Consequences of conflict, Poverty mapping, Infrastructure and its effect on landuse pattern, Ecological footprints, Poverty and environmental degradation, Habitat modeling, Remittances, Th Bagmati River conservation, Health inequality mapping, Food security); * Graduate Studies; * Visiting Fellows;
* NSC Working Papers (2005 - Investigating the Impact of Social Networks on Household Forest Conservation Effort in Rural Nepal - Nepal, Mani; Bohara, Alok K.; Berrens, Robert P.; 2005 - Opportunity, Democracy and Political Violence: A Sub-national Analysis of Conflict in Nepal - Bohara, Alok K.; Mitchell, Neil J.; Nepal, Mani; 2007 - 'Retainer' Bureaucracy: An Impediment to the Process of Democratic Governance in Nepal - Pyakuryal, Sucheta; 2007 - A Community Based Micro Hydro: A Promising Technology for Rural Development in Nepal - Koirala, Bishwa; 2007 - An Assessment of the Causes of Conflict in Nepal - Tiwari, Bishwa Nath; 2007 - Community based integrated natural resource management: Policy options and areas of intervention - Thapa, Sabita; Soussan, John; Pant, Dhruba; Parajuli, Umesh Nath; Sharma, Khem Raj; Bhatta, Binod; 2007 - Coping with Unreliable Water Supplies and Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Supplies in Kathmandu, Nepal - Katuwal, Hari; Bohara, Alok; 2007 - Domestic Health Hazard and Indoor Air-Pollution: An Approach to Find Alternative Energy Source for Rural Bangladesh to Minimize the Threat - Ahsan, Reazul S. M.; Afrin, Jinia; 2007 - Economic Inequality in the 'Democratic' Nepal: Dimensions and Implications - Wagle, Udaya R; 2007 - Effects of Deforestation on Tree Diversity and Livelihoods of Local Community A Case Study from Nepal - Karkee, Krishna; 2007 - Identification of natural resources at watershed level: an initial step of mainstreaming of the Federal restructure in Nepal - Koirala, Madan; 2007 - Inequality, Polarization and Violent Conflict: The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal - Nepal, Mani; Bohara, Alok K.; Gawande, Kishore; 2007 - People's Perceptions of Green Space Park in Pokhara, Nepal - Suvedi, Murari; Shrestha, Krishna; Parajuli, Bishwo Kallyan; Giri, Padam; 2007 - Political Participation and Civic Literacy in Bajung: An Empirical Study with Correlation Analysis - K.C., Khadga; 2007 - Political predictions in Nepal - Shrestha, Aditya Man; 2007 - Prioritizing and Estimating Hydropower Project Construction Risks: A Case Study of Nyadi Hydropower Project - Panthi, Kamalesh; 2007 - Pursuing Democracy: Explaining Political Transitions in Nepal - Adhikari, Prakash; Timberlake, James D.; 2007 - Recruiting Rebels: Indoctrination and Political Education in Nepal - Eck, Kristine; 2007 - Rural Vulnerability and Tea Plantation Migration in Eastern Nepal and Darjeeling - Besky, Sarah; 2007 - The Effect of Remittances on Child Labor and Child Education in Nepal - Milligan, Michael; Bohara, Alok; 2007 - The Human Dimensions of Land Change in Lamjung of Nepal - Shrestha, Milan; 2007 - Trade Potentility and Ecological Analysis of NTFPs in Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal - Poudel, Krishna Lal);
* LDN Online Forum; * Collaboration;
* Journals (Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy (HJDD) [ISSN 1940-2821] Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006 - Vol. 2, No. 2, 2007; Liberal Democracy Nepal Bulletin (LDNB) [ISSN 1940-283X] Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005 - Vol. 2, No. 2, 2007);
* Seminars; * Friends of NSC; * Giving; * Announcements; * Feedback;
* Links (Nepal at a Glance, Research and Publications, Economics Links, Academic Institutions & Centers in Nepal, Building Gobal Villages: People Helping People); * Photo Gallery; * Join NSC Mailing List.
URL http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/
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]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

18 Jun 2008

Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies (JSSEAS)
Academic Society HomeVillage, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan.
Self-description: "The Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies (JSSEAS or Tonan Ajia Gakkai in Japanese) was established in November 1966 to promote the study of the history, cultures, languages and societies of Southeast Asia in Japan [...]. The present membership amounts to 632 (as of Nov. 2006), including historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists and other social scientists."
Site contents:
* About the JSSEAS (Current Status, Board of Directors and Officers, Membership Application, JSSEAS Constitution); * Biannual Conferences; * For Members; * JSSEAS Newsletter; * Our Journal (SEAHC) - TOCs (No. 1 Oct 1971 - No. 37 May 2008); * JABSEAS [The Japanese Bibliography of Southeast Asian Studies] Database; * Links and Resources - Gateway to Southeast Asia (Search, General, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, East-Timor, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Universities, Institutes, Portal Sites, Academic Resources); * Search.
[A bi-lingual (JP, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsseas/index-e.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsseas/index-e.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Online Guide
* 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

17 Jun 2008

Institute of Oriental Culture (IOC), Tokyo
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Self-description: "The mission of the Institute of Oriental Culture is to conduct research on Asia through a synthesis of our broad expertise in the humanities and social sciences. The region covered by our studies extends from East Asia to the Middle East, which we consider naturally to include Egypt and North Africa. Unlike studies bound by government and political issues, ours do not have specific jurisdictional borders determined by a map. We study the world with a focus on Asia."
Site contents:
* Introduction; * Events (Latest News, Calendar, Search); * Staff; * Access; * Links [under construction];
* Research Projects A: Programs for Asian Studies for the 21st Century (De-colonization and Restructuring of Traditional Industries in Asia, Cross-disciplinary Study in Perceptions and Theories of Happiness, Construction of Asian Beauty, Working Towards Multidirectional Usage for the Electronic Library of Asian Books) B: Deptal and Individual Research Themes (Dept of Pan Asian Studies, Dept of East Asian Studies, Dept of South Asian Studies Dept of West Asian Studies) C: Regular Research Projects, D: Research Projects Sponsored by the Japanese Government and Various Grants (Sponsored by the Japanese Government, Other Grants and Fellowships); * Researchers; * Home Pages of Laboratories; * Publications;
* Databases (IOC Catalogue of Classical and Modern Chinese Books, Chinese Rare Books, Korean Genealogy Collection [552 Korean genealogies in around 3,000 volumes - ed.], Materials Related to the Edo and Ming Periods and the Studies in Japan of Ancient China, Journal Articles on Modern Chinese Literature, Catalogue of Chinese Magazines Belonging to the Institute, Books and Magazines on Modern Korea, Digital Archive Project for Chinese Painting, South Asian Documentary Materials, E-Dic Tibetan-Sanskrit search to the Saddharmapu.n.dariika, Islamic Monuments in India [photographs and site plans from: Agra, Ahmadabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, Aurangabad, Bidar, Bijapur, Daulatabad, Delhi, Dhar, Fathepursikri, Gaur, Golconda, Gulbarga, Hyderabad, Jaunpur, Mandu, Pandua, Sasaram, Varanasi - ed.]. , IOS Library collection of Thai books, 'Islam Jiten' Encyclopaedia of Islam Database, The New Edition of Geographical Description of Egypt, Parliamentary Records in Monarchical Egypt, Daiber [Arabic manuscripts] Collection Database, Japan and the World Database);
* Past seminars & events; * RICAS Research Information Center for Asian Studies (RICAS); * (Gateway to Asian Studies in Japan (ASJ); * Asian Studies Network (ASNET); * Asia Barometer [the largest ever, comparative survey in Asia, covering East, Southeast, South and Central Asia - ed.] (Profile, Surveys [2003-2006], Data, Findings, Publications, Symposia, Network); * International Journal of Asian Studies (Editors and Editorial Board, Submission of Articles, TOCS of Vol.1, No.1 Jan 2004, Vol.1, No.2 Jul 2004, Vol.2, No.1 Jan 2005, Vol.2, No.2 Jul 2005, Vol.3, No.1 Jan 2006, Vol.3, No.2 Jul 2006).
[A tri-lingual (JP, CN, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng/front.shtml
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng/front.shtml
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Documents/
* 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 3,000 (in fact, 2,530 links)

17 Jun 2008

[From China] Back to Jerusalem (BTJ) Movement
BTJ - Bradenton, FL, USA; Jerusalem, Israel; London, UK; Stepney, SA, Australia; Te Anau, NZ; Taeby, Sweden; Singapore.
Self-description: "Back to Jerusalem is the vision of God's call to the Chinese Church to complete the Great Commission. [...] From the Great Wall of China through Central Asia along the silk roads, the Chinese house churches are called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ all the way back to Jerusalem."
Site contents:
* About Us; * News & Articles; * Prayer Team; * Q&A's (1. Why is the Chinese Church sending missionaries outside China? Shouldn't you be focusing on your own country first? 2. It's obvious that house church leaders such as yourselves are completely committed to the Back to Jerusalem vision, but has the vision reached the normal believers in China yet? 3. Where did the Chinese Church get the figure of 100,000 missionaries to be sent outside China? Is it a 'real' number, or just an indication that you would like to send a large number of missionaries? 4. When thousands of Back to Jerusalem workers leave China and go all over the 10/40 window, do you have any plans to keep track of them? 5. What about security? What plans do you have to protect Back to Jerusalem workers? 6. Have the house churches experienced much success reaching Muslims and Tibetans inside China? If not, why do you think you will succeed outside China? [...]); * Bookstore; * Support; * Contact Info.
URL http://www.backtojerusalem.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.backtojerusalem.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 - 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 3,000 (in fact, 2,320 links)

16 Jun 2008

Christian Conference of Asia
Christian Conference of Asia, c/o Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Self-description: "The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 16 National Councils and over 100 churches/denominations in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand."
Site contents:
* About CCA (Introduction, History, Structure, Council, Churches, Staff); * CCA News; * Press Releases; * Resources (Songs from Sound the Bamboo, Liturgical Resources, CCA Publications, Feature Papers, Conference Papers, CTC Bulletin, CCA News Archives); * General Assembly; * Program Schedule; * Program Reports; * Program Clusters (Faith, Mission & Unity, Ecumenical Formation, Gender Justice & Youth Formation, Justice, International Affairs, Development & Service); * Special Concerns (CCA-UNESCAP, Mekong Partnership, HIV/AIDS Concern, Ecumenical Theological Education, Congress of Asian Theologians, Decade to Overcome Violence (Sri Lanka, Philippines)).
URL http://www.cca.org.hk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cca.org.hk/
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 - 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 3,000 (in fact, 1,150 links)

16 Jun 2008

TIBETBLOGS.COM - Feeds
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Self-description: "Tibet Blogs displays blog updates from tibetan bloggers and serves as an online directory for tibet related weblogs. If you run a blog site, feel free to Add Your Blog to our directory."
Site contents:
* Recently Updated Blogs [Jun 14/15th 2008] (Jun 15 - False Flag Fenqing: Menace or Myth? - Angry Chinese Blogger, Jun 15 - Do they protest too much? - RFA Unplugged, Jun 15 - Video: Man Claims to Be Spy during Flushing March - Boycott 2008 Games, Jun 15 - Religion - Refuge of the Weak and Powerless? - Thoughts From The Hat, Jun 15 - Biography of Marcher: Shingza Rinpoche - Tibet Will Be Free, Jun 15 - Biography of Marcher: Shingza Rinpoche - Tibetan Uprising, Jun 14 - Recycle To Raise Awareness on World Refugee Day - Precious Metal, Jun 14 - China human rights website founder kidnapped by police in earthquake capital city - China View, Jun 14 - [blank headline] - Grupo de Apoio ao Tibete, Jun 14 - Best Online Dharma Videos - Lotsawa House, Jun 14 - Gordon Brown must meet the Dalai Lama at Downing Street - SFT UK - From London to Lhasa, Jun 14 - Small Protests Met With Big Force - Agam's Gecko, Jun 14 - Lufer fr Team Tibet gesucht! - Tibet News in German);
* Current Headlines [Jun14-15th 2008, News powered by Phayul.com] (China clampdown for Olympic torch in Xinjiang: residents, exiles; Nepal police break up Tibet protests, 182 held; Evans gears up for a free Tibet tour; Tibetan exiles protest outside UN office in Kathmandu);
* Blog Directory (Human Rights Watch; Tibetan Studies Resources; Tibet Sites Blog; Boycott 2008; The Soul of Tibet; Tibet Toons; Life on The Tibetan Plateau; Sft Canada; Mark Winwood; Tibetan Bridges; The Secret Tibet; Tibetan Altar; Tibet Mirrow; SFT France; Voice of Ambition; Tibetan Technology; SFT Madison; Global-drokpa; Tibeto-logic; Tibet Will Be Free; Travels in Tibet; Jigtenmig; Tibet Talk; Yingsel2008; Dalai Lama Blog; Tashiling Potala Fc; Good Speaks in a Whisper; Early Tibet; Nyamrup; Buddhist Studies Weblog; Beijing Wide Open; The Tibet Connection; China Spy; Tibetan Vanguard; Lotsawa House; Jonangpa; Tibetspace; Echoes in Exile; Voice For Tibet; SFT , Delhi; Yale Free Tibet Society; Die 4 Tibet; RFAUnplugged; China View; The Interdependent; Precious Metal; Free Tibet; Windhorse Blog; Tshering's Blog; Friends of Tibet; Global Voices; Agam's Gecko; Free Tibet Campaign; Tibetan Uprising; Campaign Tibet; Tricycle Editor's Blog; Essential Spirit; Paradise Now; Boycott 2008 Games; Boycott Beijing 08; Angry Chinese Blogger; SFT UK - From London To Lhasa; Crafted Resistance; B B Chi; Tibet Information Office - Australia; Meyul: in Exile; Human Rights Torch Relay; Kadfly; Chinese Occupation of Tibet; Jamyang Norbu; Tibet News in German; Thoughts From The Hat; Kuala Lumpur For a Free Tibet; Yak Butter Tea; American Buddhist Net; Tsering Woeser's Blog; Aqua's Dreamscapes; Tibettruth's Podcast; Bob Thurman Podcast; Grupo De Apoio Ao Tibete; Molaganji);
* Forums; * Events; * About Tibet (Marginalisation and exclusion, Religion and culture, Political repression, Environment); * Shop.
URL http://tibetblogs.com/modules/feeds/
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]: News/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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 1,000