The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Apr 2009, Vol. 16, No. 6 (296)

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26 Apr 2009

A Virtual Village [in the State of Bihar, India]
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, US
Supplied note:
"Mathew Schmalz (College of the Holy Cross [mschmalz--at--holycross.edu]) and I designed [...'A Virtual Village',] a free pedagogical tool [...] that allows students to interactively explore the social worlds of a north Indian village through its material culture. This free, online website provides a variety of background materials regarding the pseudonymic 'Arampur,' including updates on changes to its physical conditions. But the central feature allows students to virtually 'roam' within this village in the state of Bihar through a series of interconnected images. Hotspots on the scenes allow the user to enter buildings, closely examine objects, and 'interview' residents with a list of prescribed questions.
As they roam, students can observe how the many communities in Arampur express their identities through the images, buildings, apparel, and household objects found in streets, homes, stores, and places of worship. Moreover, users can also witness through the interviews how individuals may belong simultaneously not to one but to many communities. These experiences help destabilize the prevailing bifurcation of 'Hindu' and 'Muslim.' -pg."
Site contents:
* About Arampur (Introduction, The village nexus, The natural environment , Within Bihar, Banaras connections Within India, Globalization);
* Roam [an interactive map + images of the village];
* Topics in Village Live (Village Life, Society, Agriculture, Economics, Religion, Gender, Languages, Arts, Architecture, Education);
* Thematic Maps (Medical practitioners, Perceptions of Change, Shops, Services, Interviews, Food, Hindu Temples, Hindu Shrines, Muslim mosques, Sufi Tombs, Domestic Spaces);
* My Life (Introduction, Documentary photographs taken by 5 Arampur residents: Bhadra Jaswar, Sayyid Firdaus, Lakshmi Devi, Shiv Mistri, Indra Jaswar, Mathews bhai); * Interviews [annotated transcripts of 34 interviews with Arampur residents]; * History [of this Indian village];
* Glossary (Agrawal, Allah, Allopathy, Ansari, Arati, Ashura, Ayurveda, Azadi, Baba, Backward Caste, Banaras, Baqr Id, Betel leaf, Betel nut, Bhakhtiyar Khilji, Bhang, Bhojpuri, Bhut, Bidis/biris, Bihar, BJP, Block, Bombay, Brahm, Brahmin, Burqa, Calcutta, Caste, Chadar, Chamar, Chamtol, Chaudari, Chaurasiya, Chistis, Chuna, Dai Ganj, Daiganj, Dalits, Dargah, Darshan, Dham, Dharm/dharma, Dhoti, Divali, Diwali, Doordarshan, Dua, Durga, Faqir, Fatiha, Friday Mosque, Ganesh, Ghost, Gita, Gulab Jamun, Hanuman, Havan, Hindi, Hindi films, Hindu, Hinduism, Hizri/hijri, Homeopathy, Husayn, Id, Id ul-Fitr, Idgah, Ilachi, Islam, Jama Masjid, Jati, Ji, Kali, Karbala, Kasba, Katha, Khan, Khir, Krishna, Kumar, Kurta, Laddu, Lakshman, Lakshmi, Ling, Linga, Lingam, Lungi, Madarsa, Mahabharat, Mala, Mandir, Masjid, Mazaar, Mosque, Mughuls, Muhalla, Muhammad, Muharram, Murti, Murtikar, Muslim, Namaz, Naxalite, Occultation, Ojha, Paan, Pandit, Pardah, Parikrama, Parvati, Pathan, Pinda/Pindi, pir, Prashad, Pret, Puja, Pujari, Purohit, Qasbah, Quran, Raja Vicitra, Rajput, Ram, Ramayan, Ramzan, Ranvir Sena, Rickshaw, RSS, Rupee, Sandals, Sari, Scheduled Caste, Shahid, Shankar, Sharia, Shastri Brahm, Shia, Shiv, Shiva, Sita, Sufi, Swastika, Syed, Tawaf, Taziya, Temple, Tola, Trishul, Urdu, Vali (wali), Vicitra, Vishnu, Yadav, Yantra, Yoni, 786) [and links between these terms and the relevant sections of the transcribed interviews];
* Updates [photographs of and notes on new developments in the village since 2004 - ed.] ; * Resources/Bibliography; * Teaching Materials; * Methodology; * Credits/contacts; * Technical requirements [QTVR movies panoramas: All videos are in Quicktime format (.mov), Quicktime Player (Mac and PC); Roam map and audio interviews : Flash Player (Mac and PC)] * Feedback [an online questionnaire]; * Acknowledgements.
URL http://virtualvillage.wesleyan.edu
Link reported by: Peter Gottschalk (pgottschalk--at--wesleyan.edu)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://virtualvillage.wesleyan.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/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 100

26 Apr 2009

Facsimile of Hindi-Urdu/Hindustani grammar book from 1698
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
Supplied note:
"Dear colleagues, Some of you may be interested to learn that a very early, if not the earliest grammar of Hindi-Urdu/Hindustani was written in Dutch in 1698 by Jean Joshua Ketelaar and has just been edited and published in three volumes from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. This includes a facsimile of the Dutch manuscript [= 79 jpg format images of handwritten pages by the said Jean Joshua Ketelaar - ed.]

Tej K. Bhatia and Kazuhiko Machida eds. _The Oldest Grammar of Hindustani: Contact Communication and Colonial Legacy_
vol. 1 - Historical and Cross-cultural Contexts Grammar Corpus and Analysis
Vol. 2 - Lexical Corpus and Analysis [Ketelaar's Section 1-45]
vol. 3 - Ketelaar: Original Manuscript [1698 A.D.]
ISBN 978-4-86337-014-2 (VOL.1) ISBN 978-4-86337-015-9 (VOL. 2) ISBN 978-4-86337-016-6 (VOL. 3) -sg."
URL http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~kmach/gicas/Ketelaar/Ketelaar.htm
Link reported by: Sumit Guha (sguha--at--history.rutgers.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

24 Apr 2009

Libraries and Archives in South Asia (LASA) wiki
Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US.
Supplied note:
"The Digital South Asia Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Libraries & Archives in South Asia (LASA) wiki, a collaborative user-driven effort to compile a guide to South Asian libraries and archives for academics and researchers in the humanities and social sciences. The LASA wiki contains detailed information about libraries and archives in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It aims to become a full-fledged portal to research in South Asia, for the scholarly community and by the scholarly community.
Any entry in the wiki can be improved upon with new or updated information. A typical entry contains location, contact information, basic access and collection information and a link to the institution's website when it is available. More detailed information, including maps, photographs, links to online catalogs, etc. are provided when available. [....]
We hope to add new features, as the wiki develops. We invite all contributions.
The wiki can be accessed at [the URL below]
[...] The LASA wiki was created by Samip Mallick, Assistant Bibliographer for Southern Asia at the University of Chicago Library. - jn."
URL http://dsal.uchicago.edu/lasa/
Link reported by: Jim Nye (jnye--at--midway.uchicago.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

24 Apr 2009

East-West Center (EWC)
The East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, US.
Self-description:
"The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and the governments of the region."
Site contents:
* About EWC; * Scholarships / Fellowships; * Events (Current Events, Past Events);
* News Center (East-West Wire, News Releases, Web Articles, East-West Views, EWC Specialists Guide, Journalism Fellowships, Asia Pacific Center for Journalists, East-West Center Annual Report);
* Education (Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP). Student Programs. The AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools. The Asian Studies Development Program. The International Forum for Education 2020);
* Research (Economics; Environmental Change, Vulnerability, and Governance; Politics, Governance and Security; Population and Health; Research Staff; Research Projects (# Air Pollution and Poverty, # Asia-Pacific Energy Outlook, # Asian International Justice Initiative, # China's Western Development Strategy, # China's Capitalist Transition, # China's Integration into Global Production Networks, # Coupled Natural-Human Systems and Emerging Infectious Diseases, # Economic and Environmental Implications of the US Withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, # Energy and Economic Development in China, # Energy Economics and Policy in Mainland China and Taiwan, # Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy in China, the EU, Japan and the US, # Environmental Effects on Health, # Expansion of rubber and its implications for water and carbon dynamics in MMSEA, # Fiji Futures: Militarism, Politics and Sustainable Governance, # Globalization of Knowledge Work--Why is Chip Design Moving to Asia?, # Governing the Global Knowledge Economy (GGKE) Initiative, # Islands of Globalization, # LNG Market in Asia, # Management of Internal Conflicts in Asia, # Navigating Solomon Islands Future, # Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia, # Pacific Islands Regional Integrated Science and Assessment, # Pathways to Asian Regionalism: Global Production Networks, Trade and Clusters, # Population and Health in China, # Population and Health: Family Change in Asia and the United States, # Population and Health: Fertility Transition in Asia, # Population and Health: HIV Policy Analysis, Research, and Training, # Population and Health: Macroeconomic Aspects of Population Change, # Population and Health: Young People and Risk Behavior in Asia, # Promoting Trust in Government Through Innovations in Governance in Asia and the Pacific, # Reconciling International Trade and the Environment, # Regional Carbon Dioxide Permit Trading in the United States, # Reinventing Government in the Pacific Islands, # Rise of Private Business in China, # Role of Land-cover Change in Montane Mainland SE Asia in Altering Regional Hydrological Processes, # The Geopolitics of China's Global Hunt for Oil, # Understanding Dynamic Resource Management Systems and Land Cover Transitions in Montane SE Asia); Visiting Fellow Programs; Research Information Services; Asian International Justice Initiative; Pacific Basin Consortium);
* Seminars and Journalism Fellowships; * Alumni; * EWC in Washington; * Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP); * Publications (Publication series, Search for publications, Order publications); * Support the EWC; * Web Help; * Search.
URL http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
* 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]: 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 over 6,740)

22 Apr 2009

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (JSAA)
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Leibniz-Institut fuer Globale und Regionale Studien, Hamburg, Germany
Self-description:
"The Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs [formerly Suedostasien aktuell, est. some 30 years ago - ed.], published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Hamburg, is an internationally refereed journal. The quarterly publication focuses on current developments in international relations, politics, economics, society, education, environment and law in Southeast Asia. [...] The journal's articles examine political, social and economic developments in all 11 countries of the region (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), as well as intra-regional (ASEAN) and transregional relations (ASEAN-China, ASEAN-US, etc.). There is also a book review section which covers new publications on Southeast Asia. [...] Th[e] journal provides immediate open [online] access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge."
Site contents:
* About; * Announcements; * Archives [by Apr 2009 only one issue has been archived - Vol 28, No 1 (2009) - ed.]; * Submissions; * Contact; * Editorial Team; * GIGA Journal Family.
URL http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* 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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

22 Apr 2009

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell (JCCA)
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Leibniz-Institut fuer Globale und Regionale Studien, Hamburg, Germany
Self-description:
"The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs [formerly China aktuell, est. 1972 - ed.] is an internationally refereed academic journal jointly published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies, Hamburg and the National Institute of Chinese Studies, White Rose East Asia Centre, United Kingdom. The quarterly journal focuses on current developments in Greater China. It is simultaneously published online as Open Access Journal and as printed version with a circulation of 1,000 copies, making it one of the world's most widely read periodicals on Asian affairs.
The Journal of Current Chinese Affairs reaches a broad international readership in academia, administration and business circles. It is devoted to the transfer of scholarly insights to a wide audience. The Journal is committed to publish high-quality, original research on current issues in China in a format and style that is accessible across disciplines and to professionals with an interest in the region.
[...] On the web page http://www.giga-hamburg.de/china-aktuell interested readers will find abstracts and the table of contents of former issues of the journal. From this web page you also have free access to all issues of the China Data Supplement. [....] http://www.giga-hamburg.de/ias/cds. [In Apr 2008 the CDS site was rated by the AS WWW Monitor as an "Essential" resource and its abstract was recorded in http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/database/2008/Monitor2008-187.html - ed.] Th[e] journal provides immediate open [online] access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge."
Site contents:
* About; * Announcements; * Archives [by Apr 2009 only one issue has been archived - Vol 38, No 1 (2009): Macau: Ten Years after the Handover - ed.]; * Submissions; * Contact; * Editorial Team; * GIGA Journal Family.
URL http://www.CurrentChineseAffairs.org
Link reported by: Petra Brandt (brandt--at--giga-hamburg.de), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* 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]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Apr 2009

Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Electronic Journal - The 15th Anniversary
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description:
"The Asian Studies WWW Monitor" (ISSN 1329-9778) was established 21 April 1994. The journal, a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides virtually daily abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with Asian Studies."
Supplied note:
"THE JOURNAL'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY - SOME VITAL STATISTICS
Months online: 180
Issues produced: 296
Reviews/Abstracts published: 5,497 (approx. 30.5 reviews/abstracts a month)
MILESTONES IN THE LIFE OF THE E-JOURNAL:
Issue # 296. April 2009 - 8,070 subscribers - The 15th Anniversary of the e-journal's launch. Google page rank no. 21 out of approx. 21,100,000 web pages dealing with 'asian studies'. Since its inception in October 2005, the blog has attracted approx. 70,000 visitors (approx. 2,250 a month).
Issue # 290. December 2008 - 7,680 subscribers, 1,720 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 274. December 2007 - 6,840 subscribers, 1,640 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 257. December 2006 - 5,910 subscribers, 745 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 243. December 2005 - 4,960 subscribers, 780 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 239. October 2005 - a blog, The Best of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor, [http://asia-www-monitor.blogspot.com/] is established.
Issue # 225. December 2004 - 4,370 subscribers, 587 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 204. December 2003 - 3,480 subscribers, 494 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 184. December 2002 - 2,375 subscribers, 474 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 171. June 2002 - 1,760 subscribers, 489 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 161. January 2002 - provided with a simplified way to subscribe to the email edition of the Monitor.
Issue # 160. December 2001 - approx. 950 subscribers, 268 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 132. December 2000 - approx. 850 subscribers, 224 external web links lead to the e-journal.
Issue # 102. December 1999 - approx. 750 subscribers.
Issue # 071. December 1998 - approx. 650 subscribers.
Issue # 052. April 1998 - approx. 580 subscribers to the email edition of the Monitor (now, in 2009, asia-www-monitor--at--anu.edu.au).
Issue # 050. April 1998 - new issues are produced once every 10-14 days.
Issue # 042. December 1997 - provided with the new name (= 'Asian Studies WWW Monitor') & ISSN (= 1329-9778).
Issue # 038. October 1997 - new issues are produced once every two weeks.
Issue # 004. January 1995 - new issues are produced once every month.
Issue # 001. April-June 1994 - new issues of 'What's New - WWW Asian Studies' are produced once every three months. - tmc"
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000

21 Apr 2009

The South China Sea WWW Virtual Library
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, US.
Self-description:
"An online resource for students, scholars and policy-makers interested in South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues. [...] This site is edited and maintained by David Rosenberg, Professor of Political Science, (rosenberg--at--middlebury.edu). It began as a student-faculty collaborative research project at Middlebury College, with mapping and graphic design provided by Ben Humphrey, '99. It was launched on the Internet [at http://community.middlebury.edu/~scs/ - ed.] after development in the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), at the Australian National University (ANU), in 1998-99 [...] This website is part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) which provides an authoritative, continuously updated hypertext guide and access tool to scholarly information resources on the Internet."
Site contents:
* Introduction (Introduction, Biodiversity and and Natural Resources, Sea lines of communication, Regional solutions for Regional problems); * Institutions [annotated web links];
* Maps (# Economy - BP-oil consumption trends; China-oil imports; Cities of Asia; Containers Handled by Major Ports; Container Ship Sizes - 'Stretching the Fleet'; Cost of Ship Security; Crude Oil Trade Flow, 1993; More; # Environment & Geography - Bathymetry, contour increments in meters; Bathymetric contours of the SSME; Coral Reefs and Potential Threats; EEZ Ecosystem Resources, Sea Around Us Project; Gographical Setting: Straits of Malacca & Singapore; Marine Protection Areas in South East Asia; Maritime Causalities - Malacca Strait; More; # Territorial Claims - 9-Dash Line Map - PRC; 9-Dash Line Map - Taiwan; EEZ Claims and Hydrocarbon Resources, NGS; EEZ Limits in the Indian Ocean Basin; EEZ Claims and Hydrocarbon Resources, SCS WWW; Exploration Blocks Offshore Vietnam; Interactive Map of the Spratly Islands; More; # Legal and Political Maps - 2003 Attacks: Committed & Attempted; Base Map of the South China Sea; Clashes over fish in Pacific Asia; Delimitation Line and Joint Fishing Zones (Tonkin Gulf); EEZ Claims Compared to Land Area; Flags of Convenience; How Pirates Treat Crews; More; # All-Alphabetical list - 2003 Attacks: Committed & Attempted; 9-Dash Line Map - PRC; 9-Dash Line Map - Taiwan; Base Map of the South China Sea; Bathymetric contours of the SSME; Bathymetry, contour increments in meters; BP-oil consumption trends; More; # History - Cheng Ho's Star Atlas:; French-Chinese map of Tonkin Gulf - 1887; India Orientalis, J. Hondius, 1606, Suarez, 1999; Indies, Petrus Plancius, 1594, J. Fisscher, 1617, Suarez, 1999; Ming treasure Ship and St. Maria; Oldest British Map of the South China Sea);
* Online Publications [over 230 papers, articles and documents in PDF format]; * Photos [South China Sea Photo Album]; * Key Terms (Place Names, Acronyms and Abbreviations);
* Research Guide (Background Information, Current News & Analysis, Indexes & Full-Text Databases, Statistics, Evaluating & Citing Sources, WWW-VL South China Sea Homepage, Contact); * Site Map; * About this site. * Search
URL http://www.southchinasea.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.southchinasea.org/
and http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://community.middlebury.edu/~scs/
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents/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 to http://community.middlebury.edu/~scs/ and under 30 to http://www.southchinasea.org/

21 Apr 2009

London Missionary Society collection online
The National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note:
"Newly digitized resources on late Qing China - I was excited to learn this week that the London Missionary Society collection of Chinese books at the National Library of Australia is now digitized and accessible on the web through the Library's catalogue. See [the URL below]. There are 539 items listed - most or all of that collection.
The collection is mostly of printed books collected by the LMS missionaries in China in the late Qing period, including Christian tracts and mission publications on scientific topics, but also many non-mission books, some manuscript items, Taiping editions, and Japanese editions of missionary publications in Chinese. Some of these are very rare or possibly unique copies of the work in question. Examples include the first edition of Hobson's _Quanti xinlun_ (Anatomy, 1851), which contains a different set of diagrams than the version subsequently printed in Shanghai; the first edition of Alexander Wylie and Li Shanlan's _Tan tian_ (Astronomy, 1859), also with different content and illustrations than the better-known second edition, and many other examples.
For me this is thrilling news, and I expect it will be for other researchers with related interests also. Congratulations to the National Library of Australia for having the foresight to invest the resources required to preserve these rare Chinese materials in digital form, and for making them available to researchers all over the world! [...] Ryan Dunch, University of Alberta."
Self-description:
"The London Missionary Society was founded in 1795 during the evangelical revival as a non-denominational body dedicated to spreading the Christian faith around the world. It was largely associated with the Congregationalist movement in England and the United States. The National Library [of Australia - ed.] has developed extensive holdings of English language books and microforms about its activities particularly as they relate to Australia, the Pacific and Asia. - Andrew Gosling, 'Religion and rebellion in China: the London Missionary Society collection', July 1998, [http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/pub/aglms1.html] "
URL http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?filter[]=pi%3Anla.gen*&lookfor=London+Missionary+Society&type=all
Link reported by: Ryan Dunch (ryan.dunch--at--ualberta.ca), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/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

20 Apr 2009

2009 Melbourne Conference on China
Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Supplied note:
"Due to numerous requests, the 2009 Melbourne Conference on China abstract submission deadline has been extended to Friday, 1 May 2009.
Scholars and researchers from all disciplines are welcome to attend and/or present at this conference dedicated to exploring the transformations and challenges that China has been experiencing in the past 60 years. The conference has attracted an excellent list of keynote speakers and topics, including researchers from leading institutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong and Australia. Keynote speakers' profiles are available on our conference Website. Please do not miss this exciting opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas, and opportunity to meet leading international scholars and policy advisors. Please submit an abstract of up to 500 words, no later than Friday, 1 May 2009, to the following email address: Conference-on-China@unimelb.edu.au [...] Registration: All conference attendees need to download a registration form from http://www.chinastudies.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/2009/register.html and email it to Ms.Yangzi Sima at yangzis@unimelb.edu.au - ys."
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, Organiser: Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne, [...]
Call for Papers
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 spend a cool summer/winter in Melbourne, [...] 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.
[...] The Melbourne 2009 Conference on China is designed to bring together China scholars, policy makers and advisers, educators and other specialists from throughout the world to discuss and analyse these 60 years of change from a combination of socioeconomic, sociopolitical, cultural, and institutional perspectives. The theme of this inclusive and interdisciplinary conference is: 60 Years of the People's Republic - Transformations and Challenges, and questions it will discuss include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Cultural transformations and challenges [...] 2. Local transformations and challenges[...] 3. Political transformations and challenges [...] 4. Economic transformations and challenges[...] 5. Legal transformations and challenges [...] 6. Transformations and challenges in the field of higher education and research [...] 7. Social transformations and challenges [...]."
Site contents:
* Announcement and CFP; * Keynote Speakers (Professor Cheng Li, Professor Richard Baum, Professor Ross Garnaut, Professor Shaoguang Wang, Professor Zhenwu Zhai); * Register; * Accommodation options.
URL http://www.chinastudies.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/2009/index.html
Link reported by: Yangzi Sima (yangzis--at--unimelb.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - 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

20 Apr 2009

International Conference & Summer School on Indonesian Studies (ICSSIS)
Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Self-description:
"Welcome to International Conference & Summer School on Indonesian Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia UI Campus, Depok, Indonesia, 21st - 29th July 2009. [...] Themes of conference is 'Diversity, Continuity, and Changes'
We invite you to send abstracts for the International Conference on Indonesian Studies, which will be held on July 27 - 29, 2009 at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia.
Topics of the Conference: # Democracy and Ethnocracy, # Social Changes and Diversity, # Local Wisdom and Globalization, # Religion and Society in Contemporary Indonesia, # Gender and Political Issues.
[...] The deadline of abstract submission is April 25, 2009. Abstracts should be sent by email to ICSSIS Committee email address: icssiscomitte@yahoo.com [...T]hose whose abstracts are selected will be informed in April 30, 2009 by email."
Site contents:
* Front Pages (Welcome, Themes & Topics of Conference, Summer School on Indonesian Studies, Call for Papers, Application Form, Pictures of Faculty of Humanities UI, Hotels & Accomodation); * Link of ICSSIS (Email ICSSIS, Faculty of Humanities UI, University of Indonesia).
URL http://icssis.wordpress.com/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - 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 300

17 Apr 2009

[Online] Asian Databases [from EastView Information Services]
East View Information Services, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, US
Self-description:
"* Jie fang jun bao [PLA Daily] - People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily is the official newspaper of the military of the People's Republic of China. The publication was established on January 1, 1956 and acts as the authoritative media of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to release military news and comprehensive military-related information. East View offers the entire run of PLA Daily on East View's Universal Databaseª platform. [...]
* The China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) - CNKI is the world's most comprehensive online resource for accessing China's intellectual output. This powerful platform is the product of Tongfang Knowledge Network, Beijing, and encompasses academic journals, dissertations, conference papers, news, and many other resources that put the knowledge of China in the sciences and humanities at your fingertips. With more than 25,000,000 articles and growing every day, CNKI is a foundation for any serious research on China. CNKI is hosted in the United States by East View and updated daily. [...]
* The China Data Center - The China Data Center offers online databases and GIS data products of Chinese statistical and population data. Now you can subscribe to the online databases and CD-ROMs through East View. [...]
* Apabi - Apabi offers eBooks, Chinese Fine Arts, and Newspaper Databases and are produced by Beijing's Founder Apabi. The eBooks database is recognized as the preeminent source of electronic books from China with nearly a half a million full-image/full-text electronic book titles. The Chinese Fine Arts Databases bring over 35,000 artworks and 18,000 examples of calligraphy, with more new works added constantly, to your library's online collection. The Apabi's full-image/full-text newspaper database is an unparalleled resource, covering more than 80% of newspapers published in China. Full content, including color images, and fully current. [...]
* ChinaLawInfo/Infolawchina - Chinalawinfo/Infolawchina is an up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive database of Chinese laws and regulations in Chinese. Access Laws & Regulations, Judicial Cases, Tax Treaties, WTO & China, Gazettes, and Journals online with ease. The English version, LawInfoChina.com, contains authoritative translations of important legal content relevant to English speakers interested in Chinese law. [...]
* Greatman - Greatman Knowledge Management Group of Taiwan has been producing databases since 1997. Current offerings address the classics of Chinese culture, as well as resources specific to Taiwanese culture and history. Greatman databases are hosted in the United States by East View. [...]
* Siku Quanshu - East View offers the Siku Quanshu Electronic Version 3.0 (Wenyuange Edition) for the first time online. Undisputed as the single largest compendium of literary works in the world, Siku Quanshu opens the door to five thousand years of Chinese civilization including history, geography, politics, economics, science, technology, philosophy, the arts and so much more. Now with MARC records. [...]
* EOL - eol ESPer is Japan's most trusted source for critical corporate financial information. Find corporate data (annual reports, financials, and management summaries) from the world's most dynamic companies - public and large private Japanese companies."
Site contents:
* Online; * Books; * Serials; * Microform; * East View Press; * Login; * Asian Db; * Middle Eastern Db; * Slavic Db; * Intl Db; * Online Serials; * Free Trial; * Title Lists; * FAQ; * About East View; * Other Services; * Contact Us; * East View Cartographic.
URL http://www.eastview.com/Online/AsianProducts.aspx
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

17 Apr 2009

The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press (CDPSP) - Digital Archive 1949 to the present
East View Information Services, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, US
Supplied note:
"For much of its history The Current Digest of the Soviet Press (later The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press) was the most important, and most used, English-language resource for Soviet studies scholars. Now, its rebirth as a massive digital archive allows for unprecedented primary-source research in authoritative Soviet and Russian materials. The CDPSP Digital Archive starts from 1949 to 2008.
Searches of the archive reveal unique historical, political, scientific and social insights buried in over 70,000 articles from primary-source newspapers and journals. The Current Digest's valuable insights into Russia and the post-Soviet space continue on today with East View Press publishing current issues each week. - cf."
Site contents:
* Online; * Books; * Serials; * Microform; * East View Press; * About East View; * Other Services; * Contact Us; * East View Cartographic.
URL http://www.eastview.com/cdpsp.asp
Link reported by: Carolyn Fennell (carolyn.fennell--at--eastview.com)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

16 Apr 2009

Indo-Caribbean Studies Association (ICSA)
The Arts Faculty, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Self-description:
"The Indo-Caribbean Studies Association (ICSA) [est. 2008 - ed.] exists to promote scholarship and publications on the history and culture of people of Indian origin in the Caribbean, and their cross-cultural relationships with other communities in the region. The Association fosters a spirit of communication, debate, and collaboration among scholars and encourages the growth of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research. To this end, it intends to host a programme of seminars, conferences and symposia that will provide a global forum for the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and ideas. Whilst focusing primarily on Indo-Caribbean Studies, the Association welcomes membership from students, scholars, artists, writers, publishers, and professionals with an interest in all fields of Diaspora Studies, particularly Amerindian/ African-American/ Caribbean histories and cultures."
Site contents:
*About us; * Recent and Forthcoming Publications ; * Selected Bibliography [page under construction - ed.]; * Join the Association; * Contact us.
URL http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ccs/icsa/
Link reported by: Letizia Gramaglia (l.gramaglia--at--warwick.ac.uk)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - 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

13 Apr 2009

The Orissa Historical Research Journal (OHRJ)
Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar, India
A publication in PDF format - ed.
Site contents:
* Vol. XLVII, no.1, 2004 - (# Museum and Intangible heritage, # An Interesting Legend of Jaraimata Temple at Barwasagar, # The real birth place of Buddha, # Nagas in the sculptural decorations of early west-Orissan emples, # Didactic ways of Indian folk-tales, # Panoramic Palamleaf manuscripts of Orissa, # An Extant Sculpture of Bhairava at Patnagarh, # The animal motifs on Indian coins, # Ramayan in Orissan art with special reference to a Ramayana scene discovered within Lingaraj Complex, # Museum and Education, # The linguistic movement in the 19th Century Orissa, # Land measures in early medieval Orissa, # Concept and Origin of Sacred Tanks, # Preservation of Library materials, # Tantric influence in jain rituals, # Analysis of metallic compositions of Kushana Copper Coins of Orissa State Museum, # Traditional Pattern of Leadership among the Koya Society of Malkanagiri, # A study of Jaina activity in Western Orissa);
* Vol. XLVII, no.2, 2004 - (# Discovery of New Horse-Rider variety of Kumaragupta Gold Coins at Srijang, Dist. Balasore and its Historical Significance., # Conova: The First Exponent of Neo-Classic Era, A Peep into the Imitations of Canova's Works in Salar Jung Museum., # The Origin of Ganga Dynasty-A New Insight, # Sthaneswara Temple Inscription-Manjuri of Time of Gajapati Purisottam Deva of Bhoi Dynasty, # Radhakanta Temple Copperplate of Sri Chaitanya Deva of Khemundi Kingdom, Saka Year 14., # Study on Nucleus of Spiritual and Material Cultures of Mahandi River Valley., # Headless Goddess of Nuapada-Orissa (A Study of its Antiquity and Identity) # A Study on Social Transformation of Arakhakuda, an Ethnic Coastal Village near Chilika Lake., # Bandana Parab-A Thanks Giving Ceremony of the Kudmis., # Arms Collection of Orissa State Museum, # Oral Tradition of Huma and Legitimisation of Chauhan Rule., # Tantric Buddhism in Boud and its Development, # Religious Epithet in Orissan Inscription, # Archaeology and the Maritime History of Ancient Orissa., # Somlai: A unique Image in India, # Contribution of Europeans to Orissan Historiography., # Maritime Relation of Kalinga with Srilanka, # Historical Importance of Cuttack Town, # The Practice of Siva Worship Inside the Temple Premises of Goddess Viraja of Jajpur, # Process of Purification in Tantrayoga Practice., # Maraguda Valley Excavations, # Blue Hill : Book Review);
* Vol. XLVII, no.3, 2004 - (# Origin & Evolution of Orissa State Museum, # Sanskrit Texts in the Nature of Pilgrim's Guide, # Palaeography, Language and Art of Hatigumpha Inscription., # Queens and Coins of India, # Some aspects of cultural life in Paralakhemundi Zamindari : A study., # Indigenous methods of preserving Manuscripts, # Art Heritage of Orissa, # Primal allias Adi Sakti of Orissa Province is found in Nuapada District., # The newly discovered three sets of Svetaka Ganga copper plates., # AsurgarhÐAn early Urban Centre of Orissa, # Popular History : A case of Praja Mandal movement in Ranpur., # Sanskrit poets and scholars flourished during Suryavamsi Gajapati period (1435-1568 AD) in Orissa., # Hero Stones of Jajpur, # The Hindu mode of tribal absorption and the state formation during medieval period in Sambalpur., # Orissa & South-East Asia : Recent Perspective, # Lord Siva Nataraja : The Cosmic Dancer).
URL http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Journal/JournalMain.htm
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Journal/JournalMain.htm
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Museum
* 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

09 Apr 2009

Aceh Books Online
www.acehbooks.org, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Supplied note:
"Aceh Digital Library now Online! The devastating tsunami that struck Aceh on 26 December 2004 caused thousands of victims but also destroyed important libraries in Banda Aceh. The Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) initiated a project to digitize a major part of the literature on Aceh that is kept in the KITLV Library. The Dutch Ministry of Education generously financed this project and the Royal Library of the Netherlands supervised the digitization process.
[...]
The titles listed are books about Aceh in a variety of languages such as Indonesian, Acehnese, English, Dutch, as well as other European languages. At present 656 files are available in digital form in pdf format on the website. More titles are to follow in the course of 2009. - gvk."
Site contents:
* [Browse books in the] Index; * Search Index (Search by Title, Author, Keywords, Free Search); * Contact Us
[A tri-lingual (IN, EN, NL) site, with books in a PDF format in the language of the original - ed.]
URL http://www.acehbooks.org
Link reported by: Gerry van Klinken (gvanklinken--at--gmail.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

09 Apr 2009

Societe des Amis du Champa Ancien (SACHA)
Association SACHA, Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France
Self-description:
"Our association on Ancient Champa invite you to better knowing... *Art of Champa, through its archeological sites, its statuary, collections and research which to him is dedicated * Our headings on line: the photographic Library, the Bibliographys, the Association * Our bilingual printed 'Publication La Lettre de la SACHA' (no 6 on line) * Up to date international information."
Site contents:
* L'Association; * Fiches (Les dynasties Cham, Les styles Cham);
* Bibliographie (A propos de G. de Coral Remusat, A. Sallet, R. Stein, Albert Sallet (1879-1948), Champa Collection, Viet Nam Historical Museum, Ho Chi Minh City, 1994, Gilberte de Coral Remusat (1903-1943), Le musee de sculpture chame de Da Nang [Catalogue realise par l'Association Francaise des Amis de l'Orient sous la direction de Leon Vandermeersch et Jean-Pierre Ducrest avec la participation scientifique de l'ecole francaise d'Extreme Orient], Rolf Stein (1911-1999), Travaux japonais sur le Champa 1969 - 1996, About the book: Le Xuan Diem & Vu Kim Loc, Co Vat Champa - Artefacts of Champa, National Culture Publishing House, 155 p., 75 ill. en couleur. 1996);
* Phototheque (Musees, Sites, Statuaire);
* Liens web; * Nous contacter; * Researcher [Search].
[A site chiefly in French, with some navigation markers in English - ed.]
URL http://sacha-champa.org/j/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sacha-champa.org/
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

09 Apr 2009

Societe Europeenne pour l'Etude des Civilisations de l'Himalaya et de l'Asie Centrale / European Society for Studies of Central Asia and Himalayan Regions (SEECHAC)
Association SEECHAC, Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France
Self-description:
"SEECHAC's aim is to make better known the civilisations, arts and religions of the Himalayan and Centralasian countries. Its ambition is to establish ties between scholars from different countries by organising meetings, exchanges of informations, international conferences etc. At Paris, it acts so to spread the diffusion of the most recent results of research by organising high level lectures, nonetheless comprehensible to a large audience, open to every member of the Society."
Site contents:
* Contacts; * Legal Information; * Association; * Links (Institutions with same interests, Members and lecturers' bibliographies); * Activities; * Join In; * Colloqium; * Miscellaneous Activities.
[A site chiefly in French, with some navigation markers in English - ed.]
URL http://seechac.org/asso/accueil
Link reported by: M. A. Polichetti (indotibetanstudies--at--gmail.com)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - 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

08 Apr 2009

Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (JCACS)
International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO-USAK), Ankara, Turkey
Self-description:
"Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (JCACS) is a refereed journal and publishes scholarly articles on social sciences in Turkish and English. Articles submitted for consideration of publication are subject to peer review. [...] Published Twice a Year (Spring & Fall) [...] JCACS focuses on legal, political, sociological, cultural, social, religious, anthropological, and economic studies regarding the Central Asia, Caucasus and neighboring states' (Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Russia) and regions' (Black Sea, South Asia, Middle East, Far East) relations with the Central Asia and the Caucasus. The journal encourages interdisciplinary studies. Manuscripts submitted to JCACS should be original and challenging, and should not be under consideration by another publication at the time of submission. [...] JCACS) is abstracted and/or indexed by: International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), Index Islamicus, EBSCO Host Research Databases, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, PAIS International."
Site contents:
* Brief Information; * Editorial Board; * International Advisory Board; * Regional Representatives; * Notes for Contributors;
* Current Issue [Vol: 3 No: 5, 2008] (# Foreword, # "Andijon'da Nima Bo'ldi?": Terror, Security and Democracy in Uzbekistan (Turkish) - Salih BICAKCI, # Predicaments and Prospects in Uzbek Islamism: A Critical Comparison with the Turkish Case (English) - Ihsan YILMAZ, # EU's Response to the Georgia Crisis: An Active Peace Broker or a Confused and Divided Actor? (English) - Omer KURTBAG, # Revisiting "Sovereign" Tatarstan (English) - Matthew DERRICK, # Formation, Rising, and Declining Processes of States in Eurasia: Turkish and Russian Cases (Turkish) - Omer Goksel ISYAR, # The Caucasian Politics of the Ottoman State at the Beginning of the First World War (Turkish) - Reha YILMAZ, # The Relationship Between Population and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence From the Central Asian Economies (English) - Bilal SAVAS, # Book Reviews, # Recent Publications, # Conferences, # Abstracts & Key Words, # About the Authors # Notes for the Contributors, # Index);
* Old Issues [in PDF format] (Vol: 3 No: 5 (2008), Vol: 2 No: 4 (2007), Vol: 2 No: 3 (2007), Vol: 1 No: 2 (2006), Vol: 1 No: 1 (2006));
* Indexes; * Store Locations; * Subscription; * Contact.
URL http://www.usak.org.tr/EN/dergi.asp?id=4
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* 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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

04 Apr 2009

Karava of Sri Lanka
Kshatriya Maha Sabha, Sri Lanka
Self-description:
"Karava (pronounced Karaava) [...] was the traditional military (warrior) race of Sri Lanka. The Karavas are the Kshatriyas, the royal race of Sri Lanka's history. They were connected to the ruling dynasties of the Indian region. Royal succession in Sri Lanka passed on to Karava rulers in the 13th century and the many kingdoms in of Sri Lanka were ruled by Karava Kings until the last kingdoms passed over to Europeans from Karava rulers; Kotte and Jaffna in the 16th century to the Portuguese and Kandy in the 19th century to the British (see Timeline of the Karava I)."
Site contents:
* Karava of Sri Lanka; * Introduction; * Karave Kings; * Karava Flags; * Timeline of the Karava I; * Royal Symbols of Sri Lanka; * Sun and Moon; * White Umbrella; * Elephant Flags; * The Makara; * Garuda Flag; * Kings of Kandy; * Jaffna Kings; * Family Names; * Suriya Clans; * Marakkalage; * Konda Karawa; * Mandadige; * Mukkara Hatana; * Weapons; * 'Govi Supremacy' Myth; * Govigama; * Radala; * Mudaliyars; * The 'Lion' Myth; * Amarapura Sect; * Siyam Nikaya; * Gallery; * Timeline of The Karava Ii; * Karava Mansions I; * Karava Mansions II; * Karava Mansions III; * Karava Mansions IV; * Karava Customs; * Religious.
URL http://www.karava.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (matthew.ciolek--at--anu.edu.au)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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 1000

01 Apr 2009

Asian Christian Theological Studies Program for English Speakers (ACTS-ES)
Tokyo Christian University, Inzai, Japan
Supplied note:
"Tokyo Christian University's Asian Christian Theological Studies Program for English Speakers is an affordable undergraduate liberal arts program that is fully accredited by the Japanese Government. All courses are offered in English, though two years of Japanese language study is required, and advanced students have the option of doing some coursework entirely in Japanese together with Japanese undergraduates. Students who meet advanced requirements may obtain a minor in Japanese Studies. International students and Japanese students are not segregated, as often happens at Japanese universities, but live together in on-campus dorms. - jrs."
Self-description:
"Asian Theological Studies for English Speakers leads to a bachelor's degree, which integrates the liberal arts with Bible and theology, academic preparation with practical experience, the English language with Japanese studies, and the world's cultures with Japan and Asia ACTS-ES prepares serious Christians for effective living as God's global servants, either as lay people or as clergy."
Site contents:
* About TCU; * Prospective Students; * Short Term Students; * Academics; * Faculty; * Student Life; * Student Blog; * Gallery.
URL http://acts.tci.ac.jp/
[A bi-lingual (JP,EN) site - ed.]
Link reported by: J. Randall Short (jshort--at--tci.ac.jp)
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
* Resource type [news - 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]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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