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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late February 1999
Vol. 6, No. 75

28 Feb 1999

Jain Youth Forum
Jain Youth Forum, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "Information on Jain antiquary in Tamil Nadu and ethnic Tamil Jains."
Site contents: Tamil Jains - Brief History; Archaeological sites, inscriptions; Society; Thirukkural Essays; Jaina Philosophy.
URL http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/9810/index.html
Link suggested by: M.D. Rajendran (mdr.jain@mailcity.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

28 Feb 1999

EALRGA Newsletter Online
East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia (EALRGA), Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The March 1997 and November 1997 issues of the EALRGA newsletter have now been archived on the EALRGA website."
[EALRGA group incorporates the Japanese Library Resources Group of Australia - ed.]
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.index.html
Link suggested by: Susan MacDougall (smacdoug@alianet.alia.org.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

27 Feb 1999

MyTranslator.com
Apex Network, Inc., USA
Supplied note: "Automated marketplace for Japanese translations. Submit web pages, emails, documents online to a network of professional translation agencies that specialize in medicine, law, finance, and business."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.mytranslator.com
Link suggested by: Neil Mira (sales@apexnetwork.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

27 Feb 1999

Timor - A Traveler's' Guide
Paul Ryan, Darwin, Australia
Supplied note: "A virtual rendition of the 1993 guide to traveling around Timor (both east and west). Maps, photos and lots of practical info on the culture, some history and geography."
Site contents: Info; Title; Preface; The Past; The Land; The People; Roadtalk; WEST - Kupang; T.T.S.; T.T.U; Belu; EAST- Ambenu; Dili; Liquissa; Bobonaro; Ermera; Aileu; Ainaro; Same; Covalima; Manatutu; Baucau; Vikeke; Lautem; Appendix (Background, Dictionary, Bibliography)
URL http://members.tripod.com/~balloon_2/timor.htm
Link suggested by: Paul Ryan (pryan@it.ntu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

27 Feb 1999

Treaty Ports in China: 1920-1921
Philip R. Abbey, USA
Supplied note: "Discussion of treaty port, settlements and concessions. A comprehensive listings of treaty ports c. 1920 is included."
Site contents: Extraterritoriality; Flags of the Treaty Powers Prior to World War I; Treaty Ports, Settlements & Concessions (Shanghai - Shanghai Municipal Council - Shanghai Map, Shameen Island, Map & Photo - Amoy & Kulangsu, Legation Quarter - Hankow Map & Photo); Foreign Colonies; Termination of Treaty Rights; Nepal & Tibet; Foreign Forces in China; (Volunteer Corps - British - French - Italians - HMS Peterel) Americans in China (Treaty of Wangsia) American Forces in China (Legation Guard - 4th Marines - 15th Infantry - 31st Infantry - Yangtze Patrol - USS Panay - USS Tutuila - USS Wake) List of Treaty Ports, Settlements & Concessions; Links to Related Pages & Bibliography
URL http://www.geocities.com/vienna/5048/TREATY01.html
Link suggested by: Philip R. Abbey (famabbey4@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

26 Feb 1999

Speech by the President of the Philippines
Asia Society, USA
Supplied note: "The keynote speech delivered by the President of the Philippines on February 24, 1999, at the 10th Annual Asia Society Corporate Conference in Manila."
URL http://www.asiasociety.org/speeches/estrada.html
Link suggested by: Nermeen Shaikh (nermeens@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

26 Feb 1999

The Asian Economic Crisis: Policy Choices, Social Consequences, and the Philippine Case
Asia Society, USA
Supplied note: "The most recent Asian Update entitled, 'The Asian Economic Crisis: Policy Choices, Social Consequences, and the Philippine Case' includes essays by Linda Y.C. Lim, Frank Ching, and Bernardo M. Villegas. The Update discusses inter alia the impact of the Asian economic crisis on future policy options in Asia and attempts by individual governments to deal with the crisis. The Update includes a separate chapter on the Philippines."
URL http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/update_crisis.html
Link suggested by: Nermeen Shaikh (nermeens@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Feb 1999

Philippines: New Directions in Domestic Policy and Foreign Relations
Asia Society, USA
Supplied note: "The publication, 'Philippines: New Directions in Domestic Policy and Foreign Relations' was first published in the summer of 1998 and now appears in full on this site. Essays in this volume include: The Philippines' New Normalcy; Sustaining Economic and Political Reform: The Challenges Ahead; Philippine Economic Growth: Can It Last?; and New Directions and Priorities in Philippine Foreign Relations, among others."
URL http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/philippines/
Link suggested by: Nermeen Shaikh (nermeens@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

25 Feb 1999

Beijing Y2K: The Bug and You!
U.S. Embassy Beijing, China
Supplied note: "Summary: Chinese officials gave frank assessments of Y2K problems and achievements at a February 2, 1999, Y2K forum. The Beijing municpal government speaker outlined the Y2K threat to key sectors in the muncipal infrastructure including electricity, water, gas, telecommunications. The seminar entitled 'Y2K: the bug and you!' Sponsored by the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce and the Australian Trade Commission, was also attended by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the Beijing Municipal government (BMG), and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). CAAC discussed in detail Y2K fixes and plans in the civil aviation sector. Cadbury China had procured emergency equipment such as boilers and generators in an effort to keep the chocolate flowing. A public relations firm believed that the realistic deadline for Y2K compliance was June 1999 and those not prepared by June should concentrate on making contingency plans."
URL http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/y2kbeijing1.html
Link suggested by: David Cowhig (dcowhig@public3.bta.net.cn)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

25 Feb 1999

India Book Fair (IBF) Online
Brepo Systems India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "We are pleased to announce India Book Fair as a permanent website with lot of new and exciting features: [...] Book search facility on individual stalls of each publisher; Online Buying Facility; Books available on more than 300 subjects online; [A] regular mailing list [with] updated information about Indian Books of your interest; [Online] launchings of [latest] Indian Books; Book reviews of famous Indian Books [...] and lot more... "
[A commercial site. Its top level page is clogged with animated graphics (i.e. twinkling stars and winking birdies). A more sensible link is given below - ed.]
URL http://www.indiabookfair.com/bookfair2.htm
Link suggested by: indtimes@del2.vsnl.net.in, reported by Richard White (richard.white@dial.pipex.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

25 Feb 1999

The Oriental-List (a mailing list)
Peter Neville-Hadley, Canada
Supplied note: "The Oriental-List, two years old, is a moderated forum for the discussion of travel in China, and across China's borders to the nearest major centres, such as Almaty, Bishkek, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Hanoi, and Ulan Batar. Practical travel queries; discussions of the merits of individual destinations or routes; accounts of individual experiences; historical and cultural material relevant to China travel; reviews and notifications of other China travel resources (publications, websites, public lectures, etc); political, legal, and ethical matters to do with travel in China; and China travel news items are all welcome.
The 450 members include professional travel writers (including the moderator) and academics, as well as experienced travellers and those planning their first trips to China."
URL Mailing list subscription address: pnh@axion.net
Link suggested by: Peter Neville-Hadley (pnh@axion.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

24 Feb 1999

Harappa Excavations from 1995-1998
Harappa, San Francisco, CA, USA
Supplied note: "A new set of ancient Indus Valley slides covering discoveries at Harappa from 1995-1998 is now available. This new set of 80 slides includes some of the world's earliest writing, artefacts for a newly discovered pre-Indus culture called the Ravi Phase (3300-2800 BC), new seals, jewelry, location shots, an ancient collection of 133 beads in a single pot, and many new color maps. The slides can be seen on the Internet at http://www.harappabazaar.com/slide2.html. The section explaining the new discoveries is at [the URL below]
This set was also photographed by Dr. Mark Kenoyer (Wisconsin) and Dr. Richard Meadow (Harvard). [...] An 11 page set of captions is included. Orders can be made by mail, phone or fax [...]. A secure web order form is at https://www12.hway.net/harapp/order.html "
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.harappa.com/indus2/index.html
Link suggested by: Omar Khan (email@harappa.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

23 Feb 1999

AAS 1999 Annual Meeting Abstracts Online
Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Supplied note: "The abstracts of all 207 formal panels being presented at the 1999 AAS Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, March 11-14, are now available on the AAS website at [the URL below]
Site contents: Timetable of Formal Panels; Abstracts (China & Inner Asia, Japan, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Interarea); Directory of Participants
URL http://www.aasianst.org/absts/1999abst/wrld-toc.html
Link suggested by: Jon Wilson (jwilson@aasianst.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

23 Feb 1999

Unidentified palm-leaf Indic manuscript
Columbia University, USA
Supplied note: "We are trying to identify [an] Indic bamboo-leaf manuscript. [...] Description: Bamboo leaf manuscript, 108 leaves (plus one blank leaf) with 5 lines of script on each side of each leaf. (Does this correspond to the 108 beads plus one extra in the (Tantric?) Buddhist rosary?) [...] Age: 500-600 yrs. or less; Script: a form of Nagari, possibly Nandinagari; [...] Language: Unknown.
If you have any ideas on what it is, please contact Jennifer at [the following email address]."
URL http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai/indicmss/palm.html
Link suggested by: Jennifer Lack (planbinc@bitstream.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: n/a

22 Feb 1999

The Virtual Museum of Cham Architecture, Vietnam
onthe.net.au, Australia
Supplied note: "Examples of architecture from the Kingdom of Champa, a medieval Indianised culture in central and southern Vietnam."
Sote contents: Sites (Po Klaung Gerai, Hoa Lai, Po Nagar, Banh ft, Canh Tien, My Son); Themes: (Architectural Orders, Cult Statues, Gopuras [Gateway Buildings], Kosha grihas [Treasuries], Mandapas [Purifying-Halls], Kalans [Temple Towers]); Links; About the Curator.
[A collection of briefly annotated photographs. A site under construction - ed.]
URL http://onthe.net.au/~cgribbin/
Link suggested by: Christopher Gribbin (cgribbin@onthe.net.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

21 Feb 1999

Nepal Arts & Handicrafts Online
Nepal Art, USA
Supplied note: "We specialize in importing exquisite Nepalese Arts and Handicrafts, including jewelry, statues, thangkas, woodworks, and paintings; and offer them at very reasonable prices."
URL http://www.vwire.net/NepalArt/
Link suggested by: Gyanendra Dhakhwa (gdhakhwa@ppent1.ppath.ncsu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

18 Feb 1999

Graduate Programs in Asian Philosophy and Religion
Toyo Gakuen University, Japan
Supplied note: "A listing of graduate studies programs in institutions worldwide that offer degree tracks for majors of Asian philosophy and religion. Source lists institution names, addresses, primary and associated faculty and program descriptions. Thirty-eight institutions are presently listed."
[An informative, detailed and well maintained resource ! - ed.]
URL http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/GradStudies.htm
Link suggested by: Charles Muller (acmuller@human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

18 Feb 1999

Good Governance in Indonesia: A Workable Solution, May 1999
ICMI Montawa, Canada
Supplied note: "Good Governance in Indonesia: A Workable Solution. Virtual Conference: April 15-May 5, 1999. Face-to-face International Conference: May 10-12, 1999, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Organized by ICMI Montawa in partnership with by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). With the participation of the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University. [...] 4 areas will be covered during the Virtual and Face-to-face conferences. These are: (1) Lessons learnt from previous governments; (2) The approach of the current government (President Habibie and the Reformation Cabinet); (3) Future activities: a workable solution (post-General Elections); (4) The contribution of religious groups.
To register, to attend or to present a paper at the Virtual Conference or at the Face-to-face Conference, visit our homepage at [URL below]. Please submit your abstract by March 1st 1999."
URL http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/4493/
Link suggested by: (d261645@nobel.si.uqam.ca)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

18 Feb 1999

Annual Meeting of the Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Sep 1999
Boise State University, Idaho, USA
Supplied note: "The 1999 Annual Meeting of the WCAAS will be held 17-18 September at Boise State University. Panels, Individual Papers, and Poster proposals are welcome in all areas and fields within Asian Studies. Conference papers may be considered for publication in WCAAS's _Selected Papers on Asian Studies_ series. Competitive travel stipends for graduate students presenting papers or posters will be welcome."
URL http://www.lcsc.edu/mlevine/1999wcaas.htm
Link suggested by: Shelton Woods (swoods@boisestate.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

18 Feb 1999

Virtual Gallery of Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection
Asia Society, USA
Supplied note: "Here, the Asia Society presents a virtual exhibition of more than 25 objects from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Japanese art. Visitors can select either an interactive QuickTime tour or a more linear progression through the exhibition [...] For the exhibition the Asia Society also asked the scholars Sylvan Barnet and William Burto to update their authoritative bibliography of Japanese Art, A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan (http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan_guide/), for our website. This excellent resource features more than 450 annotations on the best publications on Japanese Art, is organized by both medium and period, and is fully searchable."
URL http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/
Link suggested by: Nermeen Shaikh (nermeens@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

17 Feb 1999

Korean Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
Toyo Gakuen University, Japan
Supplied note: "This part of the WWWVL tracks information specifically related to the study of Korean Buddhism - with a scholarly emphasis. Included on the page is information on scholarly projects, art and architecture, monasteries and practice centers, publications, articles on the history and development of Korean Buddhism, bibliography of Korean Buddhism, and more."
[Korean Buddhism WWW VL is a part of the Buddhist Studies WWW VL Project (http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html) and is maintained within the pages of Charles Muller's Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought (http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/index.html) - ed.]
URL http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/Buddhism-Korean.html
Link suggested by: Charles Muller (acmuller@human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

17 Feb 1999

Bridges - Projects in Rational Tourism Development
Davis, CA, USA
Supplied note: "Academic Term in the Himalayas of Nepal. Multidisciplinary teams of university students will spend 13 weeks studying tourism development in Nepal, conducting World-Bank protocol 'Rapid Participatory Appraisals', formulating and implementing community development projects in civil engineering, environmental protection, agro-technology, commercial organization, tourism promotion, and other fields. You do not need to speak Nepali: we will have translators working with us."
URL http://www.bridges-prtd.com
Link suggested by: Seth Sicroff (nepal@bridges-prtd.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

17 Feb 1999

Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
Toyo Gakuen University, Japan
Supplied note: "The EBTI is a loosely-knit organization of individuals, groups and institutions who are seeking to develop cooperation, collaboration, and standards for the task of the digitization of various forms of Buddhist Studies research materials. The site contains reports of the most recent EBTI meeting (in Taipei, 1/99), and all prior meetings."
URL http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/ebti.htm
Link suggested by: Charles Muller (acmuller@human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

17 Feb 1999

Historical Evaluation & Research Organization
HERO Library, Virginia, USA
Supplied note: "HERO was founded in 1962 by retired colonel and military historian T. N. Dupuy. The focus of work is to use military history to shed light and provide insights on defense and international security issues. HERO is co-host to the Sino-U.S. Military Developments Workshop [Information Warfare Lecture, Beijing, Mar 1997; Workshop I, Beijing, Mar 1998; Workshop II, Beijing, Nov 1998; Workshop III, Beijing, Sep 1999 - ed.]."
URL http://www.herolibrary.org
Link suggested by: Chuck Hawkins (HERO_Library@msn.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Feb 1999

Summer Program in Indian Studies
Taxila Academy, Bangalore, India
Supplied note: "Taxila Academy is a summer program in Indian Studies set in Bangalore, India. It is designed for college students, young professionals, and other adults interested in learning about India. The program accommodates up to 30 students from around the world. In 1999, Taxila runs [Jun/Jul 1999] for about 6 weeks [...]. Students at Taxila Academy select two courses each, from a total of six courses offered in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Coursework is supplemented with special lectures, workshops, movie screenings, and excursions during weekends. [...] Applications are accepted from Feb 1 through May 1, 1999, on a priority basis."
URL http://www.taxila-academy.com/
Link suggested by: Ananya Vajpeyi (a-vajpeyi@uchicago.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Feb 1999

Mongol, Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan Independence List (MUTTI-L)
International Taklamakan Uyghur Human Rights Association (ITUHRA), USA
Supplied note: "The MUTTI-L list will [...] aid the Mongol, Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan people realize their dreams of self-determination. The MUTTI-L list also seeks to promote unity, harmony and understanding [...] between the various communities. To join MUTTI-L, send an email message to majordomo@taklamakan.org and include as text: subscribe MUTTI-L"
URL http://www.taklamakan.org/mutti-l/
Link suggested by: Konchuk Gangchen Gonpo (gangchen_gonpo@usa.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: n/a

16 Feb 1999

Summer Programs East Asian Concentration (SPEAC)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Supplied note: "The Ohio State University Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, in conjunction with the OSU National Foreign Language Resource Center, is offering intensive summer programs for teachers of Japanese and learners of Chinese and Japanese during the summer of 1998. [...] Applicants who submit their application materials prior to Mar 13, 1998 will receive priority consideration for admission and fellowships. The final deadline is Apr 6, 1998."
URL http://deall.ohio-state.edu/SPEAC/
Link suggested by: Judson Murray (murray.45@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Feb 1999

Conference on Religion in South India, Jun 1999
North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC, USA
Supplied note: "This year's Conference on Religion in South India [is] titled: "The Role of Place: Regional Religious Encounter with/in South India. [...] The venue is North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC, 10-13 June 1999. For registration, travel arrangements (air, hotel), paper and panel proposals, see [URL below]"
URL http://www2.ncsu.edu/tsac/crsi/
Link suggested by: Tony K. Stewart (tony_stewart@ncsu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Feb 1999

National Library of Australia - Acquisitions Dec 1998
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "A December 1998 report on major recent acquisitions of Australian, Asian, Pacific and other materials by the National Library of Australia."
Site contents: Australian materials (Printed collections, Electronic acquisitions, Manuscript acquisitions, Pictorial acquisitions, Map acquisitions); Asian Collections (Chinese materials, Indonesian materials, Indochina); British Foreign Office microfilm
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/newaq/199812.html
Link suggested by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 Feb 1999

Western Samoa around 1968
www.merriewood.com, USA
Supplied note: "Th[e] site contains approximately 40 photographs of traditional Samoan culture from Western Samoa around 1968. It also contains an extensive text describing aspects of Samoan culture. Richard Goodman, the site's author, has written two published books and several scholarly articles about Samoa."
URL http://www.merriewood.com/pacific
Link suggested by: Richard Goodman (ragoodman@mindspring.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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