The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Jan 2009, Vol. 16, No. 2 (292)

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29 Jan 2009

Bibliography of Japanese History up to 1912
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, UK.
Self-description:
"This is a completely revised edition of a bibliography of Japanese history up to the end of the Meiji period which I compiled in 1996 and which was made available to interested parties in a soft cover for a nominal fee. There is no copyright attached to it, and you may print it out or use it in any way you wish. Please send any corrections or additions to me at : pk104--at--cam.ac.uk
Latest update: 9 May 2008. Peter Kornicki, University of Cambridge."
Site contents:
* Preface; * Abbreviations & coverage; * Bibliographies and General works; * Pre-Heian; * Heian; * Medieval; * Foreign relations: 1200-1800; * Tokugawa political history; * Tokugawa social history; * Tokugawa economic history; * Tokugawa intellectual history; * Meiji Restoration; * Foreign relations 1800-1900; * Meiji political history; * Meiji social history; * Meiji economic history; * Meiji intellectual history; * Meiji military history and colonialism.
[In 2004 the bibliography resided on a now defunct http://www.oriental.cam.ac.uk/jbib/bibtitle.html address - ed.]
URL http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/jbib/bibtitle.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/jbib/bibtitle.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: 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

27 Jan 2009

Center for Lao Studies (CLS)
The Center for Lao Studies, San Francisco, CA, US.
Self-description:
"The Center for Lao Studies was formed in 2006 as an outcome of the First International Conference on Lao Studies. It is a non-profit, public benefit organization, incorporated in the state of California. The mission of the Center for Lao Studies is to promote and advance the field of Lao Studies in all disciplines through research, education, seminars, conferences, and cultural and study abroad exchange programs.
As a resource center for the general public and persons of Lao heritage, CLS serves as a liaison with cultural organizations, universities, academia, associations, and institutions."
Site contents:
* About CLS (About CLS, Staff & Board, Affiliated Institutions, CLS Logo);
* Research & Programs (Research & Programs, Lao Studies Conferences, Study Abroad Program, Lao Oral History Archive, Lao-Am. of the Bay Area, Scholarship Funding),
* Publications (Publications, Journal of Lao Studies, News and Notes, Books);
* Resources Resources, CLS Library Resources, Media);
* Support Us (Support Us, 2009 CLS Pledge, Membership, Talat Lao, Donor's Wall);
* Contact (Contact, Join Our Mailing List).
URL http://www.laostudies.org/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract. Access to it has been blocked by the site owner via robots.txt]
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]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000

27 Jan 2009

Bluegrass Ancient Studies Seminar (BASS)
Berea College, Berea, KY, US.
Self-description:
"BASS is an annual gathering of scholars from Central Kentucky who work on ancient material (from East and/or West) that meets at area colleges and universities on a rotating basis. Founded in 2004-05 by Ruben Dupertuis (Centre College) and Jeff Richey (Berea College), BASS brings together classicists, historians, philosophers, religionists, and others whose research and teaching focuses on China, Greece, Rome, and other civilizations of Old World antiquity.
Next Meeting: The next meeting of BASS is tentatively scheduled to take place on April 11, 2009 at Centre College in Danville, KY. The theme for this year's discussion will be 'Eros in the Ancient World,' with texts for discussion drawn from classical Chinese, Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit poetry. Further information will be posted at this website as it becomes available."
Site contents:
* What is BASS?; * Next Meeting; * Previous Meetings (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); * Suggested Links.
URL http://faculty.berea.edu/richeyj/bass.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://faculty.berea.edu/richeyj/bass.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./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

26 Jan 2009

Project Orazio [about Fr. Orazio della Penna (1680-1745), Capuchin missionary in Tibet]
Fra Orazio Della Penna Association, Italy.
Self-description:
"'Father Francesco Orazio remained in the monastery of Sera for nine months, from April 1717 to January 1718. However, for a period of four years he continued to learn the common and literary language under the tuition of a qualified Lama. It was at the monastery of Sera that Father Orazio started the writing out of a Tibetan-Italian dictionary, done directly on the Tibetan texts and therefore referred to the literary language. In 1732 the dictionary was consisting of about 33000 words.'
Source: The story of Father Orazio della Penna Short notes about the life of Father Orazio Olivieri della Penna (1680-1745), Capuchin Missionary and Prefect of the Tibetan Mission. (by Elio Marini) http://www.montefeltro.net/pennabilli/tibeteng.htm "
Site contents:
* Work in Progress and Documents (# The [old Christian] Bell of [Jokhang temple,] Lhasa; # The first dictionary from Tibetan into an Occidental language; # A copper engraving [dedicated to friar Orazio of Pennabilli by Pietro Santi (1737-1812) of Rimini] dated 1780 (?); # [Plans and details of the] Capuchin friary opened in Lhasa in 1725; # A letter written by Pho-lha-nas to friar Orazio during his journey in Nepal, dated 1st of September 1732; # A letter written by the VII Dalai Lama to friar Orazio; # A letter by Pho-lha-nas to friar Orazio; # A letter by friar Orazio to his brother Pierleone dated 4th of October 1741)
* Tibet in the [Orazio della Penna's] town of Pennabilli (Tenzin Gyatso, XIV Dalai Lama - 15th of June 1994, Fosco Maraini - 5th of May 2000, Jetsun Pema - 24th of September 2004).
* Stories (My research about the Capuchins of the Marche Region who went to Tibet during the 18th Century - by E. Marini; From the Montefeltro county to Tibet following the toll of a bell - by E. Marini, June 1994).
* Links.
[A bi-lingual (IT,EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.oraziodellapenna.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.oraziodellapenna.com
Link reported by: Elio Marini (eliomarini--at--yahoo.it)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

26 Jan 2009

SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research (SBBR)
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, London, UK.
Supplied note:
"The SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research volume 6 is now up online at: [at the URL below]
All SBBR articles and documents [in PDF format]: are free for download to anyone, anywhere, immediately upon issue. The website above includes all past issues as well as the current volume. Current Articles include:
ARTICLES: * U Thaw Kaung, Palm-leaf Manuscript Record of a Mission Sent by the Myanmar King to the Chinese Emperor in the Mid-Eighteenth Century, p. 3 (4.3mb); * Donald M. Stadtner, The Golden Rock at Kyaik-hti-yo, p. 19 (4.1 mb); * Jon Fernquest, The Ecology of Burman-Mon warfare and the Pre-modern Agrarian State (1383-1425), p. 70 (6.3mb);
RESEARCH NOTES: * A Tigress on the Shwedagon! p. 119 (5mb);
BOOK REVIEWS (4.3mb): * Donald M. Seekins. Burma and Japan Since 1940: From Co-Prosperity to Quiet Dialogue. (Edmund Clipton), p. 120; * Emmanuel Guillon. Parlons Mon (Homeri Moun Co): Langue et Civilization. (Jon Fernquest), p. 122; * Mikael Gravers, ed. Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma. (William Womack), p. 127. - mc."
Self-description:
"The SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research was established in 2003 by founding editor Dr. Michael W. Charney for the purpose of making available to the broader academic community research, resources, reviews, and information critical for the study of Burma, also known as Myanmar. The bulletin is one of three such publications, alongside the Journal of Burma Studies (Northern Illinois University) [http://www.cseas.niu.edu/seap/burmastudies.htm - ed.] and Burma Watch (Macquarie University) [It is, in fact, 'Burma Economic Watch' (Macquarie University) http://www.econ.mq.edu.au/burma_economic_watch, as distinct from 'Burma Watch', an US blog at http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/BurmaWatch - ed.]. Bulletin articles and documents are posted online immediately on issue for free downloading to anyone, anywhere, with an interest in the society, culture, and history of one of Asia's most interesting countries."
Site contents:
Issues: * Vol. 1 number 1 (Spring 2003), number 2 (Autumn 2003); * Vol. 2 number 1 (Spring 2004), number 2 (Autumn 2004); * Bibliographic Supplement 1; * Vol. 3 number 1 (Spring 2005), number 2 (Autumn 2005); * Vol. 4 number 1 (Spring 2006), number 2 (Winter 2006); * Vol. 5 numbers 1&2 (2007); * Vol. 6 number 1&2 (Spring & winter 2008).
URL http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/index.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/index.html]
Link reported by: Michael Charney (mc62--at--soas.ac.uk), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

24 Jan 2009

Gorkhapedia [wiki-based Gorkha encyclopaedia]
Gorkha Research Foundation, Elysee Bylane, Darjeeling, India.
Self-description:
"Gorkhapedia [...] is the first online Wikipedia styled free for all to edit encyclopedia on Gorkhas. It evolved from The Himalayan Beacon also known as Beacon Online which itself evolved from Beacon, a monthly news magazine published from Darjeeling. [...]
Gorkhapedia was started by Barun Roy, the founder of Beacon and The Himalayan Beacon [Beacon Online] to document the Gorkha people and the Gorkha Life. It was started on the 28th of August 2008.
Mission Objectives: Gorkhapedia.org is dedicated towards: 1. Study, research and documentation of every aspect of Gorkha life, 2. Create a global intellectual peer group in all the fields of Human Pursuance, 3. Coordinate between all the scholars, enthusiasts and peer groups, 4. Become a bridge between all Gorkhas world-wide.
What does Gorkhapedia Offer: 1. Anyone can create and edit pages on any topic, 2. Anyone can create Discussion link or initiate discussion on any topic, 3. Post audio, video, photos and texts on main content pages and discussion threads, 4. Create Profile page for the self."
Site contents:
* Navigation (Main Page, Contents, Featured Content, Current Events);
* Interaction (About Gorkhapedia, Community Portal, Contact Gorkhapedia, Donate to Gorkhapedia, Help, How to join this site?, Site members, Frequently Asked Questions, Recent changes, List all pages, Page Tags);
* Search; * Create a new Topic [i.e. encyclopaedic article];
* 5 Most Recently Created Articles (People's Directory, Nepalese National Democratic Front of India (NNDFI), United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan Bhutan Tiger Force, Bhutan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist));
* 5 Most Edited Articles (First Among Gorkhas, People's Directory, Politics, Non Governmental Organisations, Contents)
* Most Recent Forum Posts
* Apply for Membership at Gorkhapedia - Its Free!
[A potentially valuable site, which right now is largely under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.gorkhapedia.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]: Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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]: over 3,000

23 Jan 2009

Asia Major, Third Series [Journal]
Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Self-description:
"Asia Major, Third Series (issued semi-annually), is published by the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan. It is a continuation of Asia Major, New Series, published in England from 1949 to 1975. It covers all periods of Chinese history, literature, ideas, and culture in general. Included are the histories and cultures of other East and Central Asian peoples in their relations with China."
Site contents:
* History [About the journal - ed.];
* Editorial Board; * Contents [Full text of articles, in PDF format] (Past Issues of Asia Major Third Series [1988-2008 and continuing], Past Issues of Asia Major New Series [1949-1975], Past Issues of Asia Major First Series [1923-1934]);
* Submissions; * Style Sheet; * Links (Asia Major's Home Institution, China-related Journals, Chinese Studies in Taiwan, Other China-Related Links);
* Subscriptions.
URL http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~asiamajor/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~asiamajor/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

22 Jan 2009

Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
www.asian-studies.org, Ann Arbor, MI, US.
Supplied note:
"Please update your bookmarks and links!
Work on the switchover from www.aasianst.org to our new URL: http://www.asian-studies.org was completed in early January, 2009.
The old URL still works but will eventually be phased out. In the meantime, please update your bookmarks to any AAS pages.
LINKING TO THE AAS WEBSITE: If you or your department's or school's website has a link to AAS, please change any reference to aasianst.org in the link to asian-studies.org (the remainder of the link will remain the same).
E-MAIL ADDRESSES: Also, note that AAS Secretariat e-mails now end with @asian-studies.org. Please update your e-mail address book when corresponding with AAS Secretariat staff. Correspondence sent to the old aasianst.org addresses will be automatically forwarded for a short period before eventually being phased out.
We hope the new more intuitive URL will be appreciated by members and the Asian studies community. - di."
Self-description:
"The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) - the largest society of its kind, with more than 7,000 members worldwide - is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. It seeks through publications, meetings, and seminars to facilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia. It counts among its members scholars, business people, diplomats, journalists, and interested lay persons. The AAS was founded in 1941 [...]."
Site contents:
* ABOUT (About the AAS, Contact Information, Board of Directors/Officers, AAS Committees, Northeast Asia Council (NEAC), Southeast Asia Council (SEAC), South Asia Council (SAC), China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC), Council of Conferences (COC), AAS Regional Conferences, AAS Affiliate Organizations, Constitution and Bylaws);
* MEMBERSHIP (Membership Information, Become a Member of AAS, Frequently Asked Questions, Member Login, View/Edit Your Member Profile, Online Member Directory, Online Journal of Asian Studies, Member Forums);
* ANNUAL MEETING (General Information, Frequently Asked Questions);
* PUBLICATIONS (AAS Publications, The Journal of Asian Studies, Education About Asia, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Asia Past and Present Book Series, Key Issues in Asian Studies Booklets, Resources for Teaching About Asia, Asian Studies Newsletter, First Book Subvention Program, AAS Book Prize Competitions, Publications Catalog, Ordering Information and Terms, Advertising Opportunities and Mailing Labels);
* CONFERENCES (Conferences and Meetings, AAS Annual Meeting, AAS Regional Conferences, General Conference Announcements);
* JOBS (Job Listings, Submit or Pay for a Job Ad);
* FORUMS (Member Forums: Overview);
* STUDENTS (Student Pages: Overview, The Profession: A Career in Asian Studies, Asian Studies Programs and Centers, Grants and Fellowships, Study Programs, First Book Subvention Program);
* LINKS & RESOURCES (Links and Resources: Overview, Links to Asian Studies Organizations, Asia Resources on the WWW [the page was missing in Jan 2009 - ed.], Asian Studies Programs and Centers, AAS Affiliate Organizations, Grants and Fellowships, Study Programs, AAS Book Prize Competitions, AAS Asia Photo Gallery, Advertising Opportunities and Mailing Labels, AAS Accounting: Secure Payment).
URL http://www.asian-studies.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The new site was not archived at the time of this abstract. Archives of the old site reside at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.aasianst.org]
Link reported by: Doreen Ilozor (dilozor--at--asian-studies.org), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Study/News/Online Guide
* 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]: In Jan 2009, 7450 external links to the old address www.aasianst.org, and 197 links to www.asian-studies.org

21 Jan 2009

India Human Development Survey of 2005
ICPSR, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US.
Supplied note:
"NCAER [National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi] and the University of Maryland announce the availability of data from the India Human Development Survey 2005:
Freely downloadable public use data files are now available for the India Human Development Survey 2005 (IHDS), a nationally represen tative, multi-topic survey of 41,554 households in 1503 villages and 971 urban neighborhoods across India. Two one-hour interviews in each household covered health, education, employment, economic status, marriage, fertility, gender relations, and social capital. Children aged 8-11 completed short reading, writing and arithmetic tests. Additional village, school, and medical facility interviews will be available later.
Data files and documentation can be downloaded for free from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR): [at the URL below]. While registration is required, the data are available at no cost.
For further information see the IHDS web pages: http://ihds.umd.edu IHDS was jointly organized by researchers from the University of Maryland and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health. - rv."
URL http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/22626.xml
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Reeve Vanneman (reeve--at--umd.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Jan 2009

Punjab Research Group (PRG)
Faculty of Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
Self-description:
"The Punjab Research Group is a group of independent and interdisciplinary individuals engaged in Punjab Studies. The PRG was established in 1984 and next year will be celebrating 25 years of sustained research and promotion of Punjab Studies. This blog has been established to promote and enable a virtual community to communicate across the globe. One of the aims of the PRG when it was established was to create dialogue between the three Punjabs; East Punjab, West Punjab and the Punjabi Diaspora."
Site contents:
* Recent Posts (Including: Call for Papers: At Home in the World: South Asians and the BBC World Service 1932-2008, Nordic conference on South Asian Studies for Young Scholars, European Collaborative Research Projects (ECRP) in the social sciences); * Categories [in Jan 2009] (Academic Journals (5), Articles (17), Book reviews (1), Conferences (17), Diaspora (9), Events (12), Film (2), Funding opportunities (8), Journal of Punjab Studies (7), Migration (8), Music (2), Networking (5), New Publications (6), News/Information (43), Partition (7), PhD Studentship (5), Photography (2), Poetry and Literature (2), PRG Meetings (4), Research (5), Research Fellowships (10), Vacancies (5)); * Further Links; * About the PRG; * Contact; * Journal of Punjab Studies [about the journal - ed.]; * Flickr Photos; * Archives (Jan 2009 (21), Dec 2008 (18), Nov 2008 (23), Oct 2008 (18), Sep 2008 (5), Aug 2008 (6), Jul 2008 (4), Jun 2008 (10)).
URL http://theprg.co.uk/
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]: Study/News
* 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

21 Jan 2009

Sikhs-in-Europe [academic network]
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Sweden.
Self-description:
"Sikhs-in Europe is an independent and interdisciplinary academic network for students, teachers and scholars conducting studies of and research in all areas related to the Sikh history, religion and culture in Europe. The forum was created in 2008 and is managed by a collaborative group of scholars from different European universities."
Site contents:
* Projects;
* Publications [in online format] (# Bibliography of Studies on Sikhs in Europe, edited by K. Myrvold, 2008. # Bibliography of Studies on Sikhs in North America, edited by K. Myrvold, 2008. # Bibliography of Studies on Sikhs in Africa, Asia and Oceania, edited by K. Myrvold 2008. # Bibliography of Studies on Sikh Diaspora and Migration - General works, edited by K.Myrvold, 2008. # International Bibliography of Sikh Studies, edited by Raiwant Singh Chilana, 2005. # Bibliography of Sikh Studies, edited by S. P. Gulati & Rajinder Singh, 1989. # Bibliography of Sikh Studies, edited by Ganda Singh, 1965);
* Scholars (A-Z) (research and contact details of: Barbara Bertolani, Federica Ferraris, Helene Ilkjaer, Knut A. Jacobsen, Alexandra Irene Larsen, Steven Loyal, Kathryn Lum, Christine Moliner, Kristina Myrvold, Eleanor Nesbitt, Michael Nijhawan, Anjali Gera Roy, Laura Schwoebel, Jasjit Singh);
* Downloads (Bibliographies, Image Bank, Papers, Programs [Conference/Symposium/Workshop], Scholars [CV/Publications]);
* Events Calendar;
* Internet Resources (Research Associations and Networks, Journals, Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh religious texts online); * "South Asian Diaspora" journal;
* News Blog; * About Us; * Patrons; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.sikhs-in-europe.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Frank Korom (korom--at--bu.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info./Study/News/Online Guide
* 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 100

21 Jan 2009

2009 Melbourne Conference on China, Jul 2009.
Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia
Self-description:
"2009 Melbourne Conference on China: 60 Years of the People's Republic - Transformations and Challenges, Date: Monday, 13 July and Tuesday, 14 July 2009, Venue: The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia [...].
The Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne invites researchers, policy makers and advisers, educators, and specialists working in any area of China studies to [...] to explore the many challenging questions posed by the ongoing and rapid changes that have occurred in China's economy, politics, culture, and society in the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. [...] Submission of abstracts: Friday, 17 April 2009, Notification of acceptance: Friday, 1 May 2009."
URL http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/melbourne-china-conference/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dr Gao Jia (jia--at--unimelb.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 30

20 Jan 2009

Advising the New [US] President on Asia Policy
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Supplied note:
"'Advising the New President on Asia Policy: What does the incoming administration need to know about Asia?' Michael Green, T.J. Pempel, Nicholas Eberstadt, Robert Sutter, and 15 other editorial board members of NBR's journal, http://asiapolicy.nbr.org/board.html Asia Policy, offer their expert insights and recommendations on a wide array of topics and issues, including China, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, economic nationalism, terrorism, energy, S&T, and human rights. Read the advance release of the [... Asia Policy, Number 7 (January 2009), 1-59 at the URL below]. This roundtable was made possible by the generous support of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. - nbr."
Site contents:
* Get Asia Right - Michael Green;
* Unbungle East Asia - T.J. Pempel;
* Prepare to Deal with Discontinuities - Nicholas Eberstadt;
* Trust Our Resiliency - Robert Sutter;
* Build on Past Successes, Tackle Long-Term Challenges - Aaron L. Friedberg;
* Recognize New Realities - David Shambaugh;
* Promote Domestic Consensus to Enable Policy Continuity - Robert Ross;
* Maintain Stability - Mark N. Katz;
* Restrategize Policies on Nuclear Proliferation, Failing States, and Terrorism - Rajan Menon;
* Strengthen Science and Technology - Richard P. Suttmeier;
* Experiment with Change, Chinese-style - Lawrence C. Reardon;
* In Relations with China, Beware Economic Nationalism - Mark Frazier;
* Deepen Sino-American Cooperation on Energy - Steven W. Lewis;
* Incorporate Human Rights Concerns into China Policy - Barrett McCormick;
* Respond to China's Rise and Engage Taiwan - Vincent Wei-cheng Wang;
* Hit the Ground Running on Korea and Know Your Taiwan Talking Points - Andrew Scobell;
* Give a Little to Get a Lot from North Korea - David C. Kang;
* Raise the U.S. Profile in Southeast Asia - Sheldon W. Simon;
* Don't Forsake Mongolia - Alan M. Wachman.
URL http://www.nbr.org/AP7_B_SpecialRT_AdvisingPres.pdf
[A PDF document, 383 KB - ed.]
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: NBR Publications (publications--at--nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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]: under 30

18 Jan 2009

The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
The Korean Council, Seoul, South Korea.
Self-description:
"Remember the Past: You are led back in time to become witness to the inhumanities done by the Japanese Government before and during World War II. Over 200,000 women were forced into military sexual slavery by Japan between 1931-1945."
Site contents:
* About Us (Purpose, History, Organization, Activity, People, Site Links, News);
* Wednesday Demonstration (History, Streaming Video, Photos, Statements);
* War and Women's Human Rights Center (Purpose, History);
* Cyber Memorial (Remember the Past: Photos - Victims - Testimonies - Paintings, Rise for Justice, Move to the Future, Establishement of the Museum);
* Contact us;
* The signature Campaign.
[A bi-lingual (KR, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.womenandwar.net/english
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.womenandwar.net
Link reported by: Vincent K Pollard (pollard--at--hawaii.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* 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: 57,800 external links]

17 Jan 2009

Caste in South Asia - A Gateway to Internet Resources
Center for South Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, US.
Self-description:
"Caste is frequently seen as a distinctive characteristic of South Asian cultures and societies. [...] The UHM Center for South Asian Studies has accordingly developed this small project to introduce junior and non-specialist members of the UH and broader research community to the notion of 'caste' as a critical and contested concept. We hope these preliminary resources will prove useful to those who want to take caste into the classroom. [... The site was d]eveloped and researched by Amy Donahue, Nov. 2008."
Site contents:
* Internet Resources (Bibliographies, Syllabi, Activist Organizations, Multimedia, Country Studies & Introductory Articles);
* Recent Scholarly Perspectives on Caste;
* Sample Passages from Primary Texts.
URL http://www.hawaii.edu/csas/caste_index.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Amy Donahue (csas--at--hawaii.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* 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

16 Jan 2009

Asia Research Centre
Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Self-description:
"The Asia Research Centre has established itself over more than a decade as an international leader in the study of East and Southeast Asia, undertaking fundamental interdisciplinary and disciplinary research into a wide range of social, political and economic dynamics within the region. The thematic focus, however, is on the analysis of forces within the region that mediate the form and impact of globalisation. Its objectives are to: produce high quality academic research publications for international and domestic audiences; foster the development of high quality research graduates; and to constructively contribute to public policy debate and public understanding on issues concerning contemporary Asia."
Site contents:
* New Modes of Governance (Overview, Projects, Events); * Policy Briefs; * About the Centre; * Centre Governance; * Staff; * Postgraduates;
* Working Papers (2003-2008; the latest 13 papers are: #Nov 2008 - WP 152 - Carolin Liss - Privatising the Fight against Somali Pirates. #Sep 2008 - WP 151 - Kanishka Jayasuriya - From British Subjects to Australian Values: Australia -- Asia Relations as Citizenship Building. #Aug 2008 - WP 150 - Terence Lee and Cornelius Kan - Blogospheric Pressures in Singapore: Internet Discourses and the 2006 General Election. #May 2008 - WP 149 - Loh Kah Seng - Fires and the Social Politics of Nation-Building in Singapore. #Nov 2007 - WP 148 - Lieutenant General Dr John Sanderson, AC - The Shifting Centre Of Global Power: Australia's Emerging Relationships In Asia And The South Pacific. #Nov 2007 - WP 147 - Miyume Tanji - Futenma Air Base as a Hostage of Us-Japan Alliance: Power, Interests And Identity Politics. Surrounding Military Bases In Okinawa. #Nov 2007 - WP 146 - Rizal G. Buendia - The Politics of Ethnicity and Moro Secessionism in The Philippines. #Jul 2007 - WP 145 - David Brown and Ian Wilson - Ethnicized Violence in Indonesia: The Betawi Brotherhood Forum in Jakarta. #Jul 2007 - WP 144 - Nathan Gilbert Quimpo - The US and the Southern Philippines' Quagmire. #Jun 2007 - WP 143 - Dilip K. Das - South Asian Free Trade Agreement: Prospects For Shallow Regional Integration. #Jun 2007 - WP 142 - Kanishka Jayasuriya - Riding the Accountability Wave? Politics of Global Administrative Law. #Feb 2007 - WP 141 - Carolin Liss - The Privatisation of Maritime Security - Maritime Security in Southeast Asia: Between a rock and a hard place? #Feb 2007 - WP 140 - LOH Kah Seng - Dangerous Migrants: The Representations and Relocation of Urban Kampong Dwellers in Postwar Singapore.)
* AsiaView (Newsletter: Apr 1997 - Vol 7, No. 1 till Nov 2007 - Vol 17);
* Seminars (details of speakers and contents of their papers: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002); * Projects (New Modes of Governance, Political Regimes and Governance in East and Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects, History of Marine Animal Populations - Southeast Asia, Port Privatisation: The Asia Pacific Experience);
* Publications (Latest Editions: Working Papers, Publications 2007, Publications 2006, Publications 2005, Publications 2004, Publications 2003, Publications 2002, Publications 2001, Publications 2000, Asian Capitalisms, The New Rich in Asia, Studies on Contemporary Asia, Asia Papers, Policy Papers, Other Publications);
* Links; * Contact Us;
URL http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/
Link reported by: James Boyd (j.boyd--at--murdoch.edu.au), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1000

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