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Dear Reader,

The ASIAN STUDIES WWW MONITOR
(including all its subsidiary (and/or sister) pages on "coombs.anu.edu.au" server) has permanently ceased its publishing operations on Friday 21st January 2011.

All of the online resources reported here have been thoroughly checked at the time of their listing. However, it is possible that, with the with the passage of time, many of the originally reported materials might have been removed from the Internet, or changed their online address, or varied the scope and quality of their contents.

Fortunately, in several cases it is possible to access many of the older versions of the resources listed in the MONITOR. This can be easily done via the free services of the "The Internet Archive" http://web.archive.org/, a remarkable brainchild of Brewster Kahle, San Francisco, CA.

- with warm regards -

Editor, Dr T. Matthew Ciolek.

Canberra, 21 January 2011.


30 September 2004

Clan Homes in Fujian

http://www.chinadwelling.dk/

5star
www.chinadwelling.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark

Supplied note:
"The tulous (clan homes in earth walled building) of the Fujian Province represent an epoch in China's history which is now closed, both technologically and socially. Today there are cheaper and faster methods of home construction. Nevertheless the interest in these very special structures has increased since the 1980's. They were built in response to a specific historical situation, with a cohesive clan structure and a weak state that could not manifest its power at the periphery. The reduced importance of the clan today is a logical result of changed social structure. The author, Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen, who is a Danish architect, focuses on three questions 1.Why do the tulou have such a closed and defensive nature? 2.Why are some tulou circular? 3.Why did the building of tulou cease? The article includes a survey of a round tulou: Zhenchenglou in Hongkeng. - jaj."

Site contents:
Hongkeng - A Village in Fujian; Construction; Case of Survey; Links and [bibliographic] Sources; Acknowledgement

URL
http://www.chinadwelling.dk/

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen (jens.aaberg@get2net.dk)

* 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]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

29 September 2004

Silk Road Seattle Project

http://yyyyyyyyyyyyy

5star
Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US.

Supplied note:
"A number of significant additions have been made to Silk Road Seattle [see the URL below] since the beginning of the [2004] summer. Silk Road Seattle is a non-profit educational project of the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington. [...] The web design and other contributions to the site are the work of Lance Jenott, an M.A. candidate in Comparative Religion at the University of Washington. Silk Road Seattle encourages submission of material. We are especially interested in short essays, translations of historical texts, and image collections which can then be incorporated into other web pages and educational publications. [...] Should you have material or suggestions about the project, please contact its director, Prof. Daniel C. Waugh (dwaugh@u.washington.edu).

The new material includes: 1. Historical Texts - *A new, extensively annotated translation by John Hill of the section on the 'Peoples of the West' in the Weilue. [...] *Prof. Nicholas Sims-Williams' translations of Ancient Sogdian Letters nos. 1 and 3, joining letters 2 and 5, which we posted previously. *Prof. Colin Mackerras' annotated translation of the 'New T'ang History' (Hsin T'ang-shu) sections on the Uighurs. *The text of the 'Periplus of the Erythraean Sea,' [..] 2. Cities and Architecture - *Prof. Albert Dien's essay on Palmyra [..] *An illustrated essay on Constantinople [...] *An illustrated essay on Karakorum [...]. *Illustrated essays on Ephesus and on Mshatta [...]. *A number of image galleries, courtesy of Franklin and Ruth Harold. *19th-century lithographs of Petra by David Roberts. 3. A new section on Museum Collections featuring *detailed annotations of museum websites; *More than 1100 photographs taken in several major collections [...]. Highlights include images from the Turfan Collection of the Museum of Indian Art in Berlin, the Stein Collection in the National Museum in New Delhi, and the Fine Arts Museum in Ulaanbaatar. 4. Under Traditional Culture two contributions by University of Washington Ph.D. candidate Elmira Kochumkulkizi: *A description of her 'traditional' Kyrgyz wedding, including photographs and video clips; *Her draft translation of the important Kyrgyz epic 'Kojojash' [...] 5. Additions to our Silk Road Atlas, including historical maps of China by Fei Yang. - dcw."

URL
http://www.uwch.org/silkroad/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.uwch.org/silkroad/

Link reported by:
Daniel C. Waugh (dwaugh@u.washington.edu)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Other

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

The China Project - China's economy: online research

http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=275

5star
The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, UK

Self-description:
"We have created a library of links for all the best academic research on China's economic reforms available on the web."

Site contents:
(1) Agricultural Sector; (2) Education and Training; (3) Employment, Migration and Social Inequalities; (4) Environment; (5) Foreign Investment; (6) Growth, Fiscal and Monetary Policy; (7) Health and Healthcare; (8) Industries; (9) Intellectual Property; (10) Introduction to Economic Reform in China; (11) Politics and Military; (12) Regional Development; (13) Social Welfare and Pensions; (14) The Financial Sector; (15) The Industrial Sector; (16) The Private Sector; (17) The Rural Sector; (18) Trade.

URL
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=275

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
the Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/) and Thomas Kampen, Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg Univerisity, Heidelberg, Germany

* 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]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

28 September 2004

Digital Colonial Documents (India)

http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/dcd/default.htm

5star
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Supplied note:
"The Digital Colonial Documents Project (India) is intended to promote study of the rare seminal documents which were influential in the formation of the notions of nation, state and culture during the colonial period. It includes full text versions of the Indian Census Reports for 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901, Murrays Guide to India for 1859, The Indian Education Report of 1882, Mill's History of British India and other documents. - pf."

URL
http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/dcd/default.htm

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
Peter Friedlander (p.friedlander@latrobe.edu.au)

* 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]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

14 September 2004

Project Maje: Burma's Human Rights

http://www.projectmaje.org/index.htm

4star
Project Maje, Portland, OR, US

Self-description:
"Project Maje is an independent information project on Burma's human rights and environmental issues. It was founded by its project director, Edith Mirante, in 1986. Ms. Mirante is the author of 'Burmese Looking Glass.' [...] Our latest reports are available online. The Burma 'Sea Gypsies' Compendium was written in June 2004, and 'Mithuns Sacrificed To Greed: The Forest Ox of Burma's Chins' was written in February 2004. Several previous reports are also available in Project Maje's documents section."

Site contents:
Project Maje Home; Mekong Network Home; Documents; Book; Links; Search

URL
http://www.projectmaje.org/index.htm

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.projectmaje.org/index.htm

Link reported by:
Joanna Kirkpatrick (jkirk@spro.net), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/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

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

13 September 2004

The Silk Road e-newsletter

http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/toc/newsletter.html

4star
The Silkroad Foundation, Saratoga, CA, US

Self-description:
"We are pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of The Silk Road, the newsletter of the Silkroad Foundation (www.silkroadfoundation.org). You may find this number (vol. 2, no. 1), along with the first two issues, on-line at [the URL below]
The latest issue contains a variety of articles--on archaeology, art history, cities and ethnography. Also, you will find in it some guidelines for contributors. We are always interested in submissions for future issues; our current publication schedule is twice a year. Special thanks go to Michael Hewson for designing the on-line version. - dw."

URL
http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/toc/newsletter.html

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
Daniel Waugh (dwaugh@u.washington.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l@lists.fas.harvard.edu

* 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

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

07 September 2004

Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Pakistan

http://www.irs.org.pk/

4star
Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan

Supplied note:
"The Institute of Regional Studies [est. 1982 - ed.] is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Gulf), China, Central Asia as well as the Indian Ocean region. The Institute covers a wide spectrum of research in foreign and internal affairs, economy and industry, science and technology, socio-cultural and security related issues. - ay."

Site contents:
President Message; About the Institute; Scholars Profile; What's New; Publications (Library, Directory, Maps, Photo Gallery, Links for Research, Links to Pakistan, Downloads [in PDF format]:
Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Regional Studies & Monthly  Journal of the Institute of Regional Studies); Resources Regional Studies, Regional Perspective, Selections From Regional Press, Focus On Regional Issues, Spotlight on Regional Affairs, Monograph Series - Regional, Books, Archives, Subscription Rates); Contact Us.

URL
http://www.irs.org.pk/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.irs.org.pk/

Link reported by:
Ms. Asma Yaqoob (irspak@comsats.net.pk)

* 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]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

06 September 2004

The North East Portal, India

http://www.neportal.org/

4star
Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, India.

Self-description:
"The North East Portal [est. 2002 - ed.], a project of the Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, is an independent Website focusing exclusively on conflict and development in India's northeast. NE Portal is a comprehensive electronic database and documentation resource that compiles, processes and stores all information, documents and data on crucial issues relating to socio-economic development and resolution of various existing and emerging conflicts in the region.
The North East Portal project is closely integrated with another project of the Institute, the Database and Documentation Centre on Conflict and Development (DADC), Guwahati. The Centre focuses on India?s Northeast to create a reliable and exhaustive database on a wide range of parameters, including conflict, public policy, development, governance, non-governmental activities, and social science research relating to this neglected region."

Site contents:
North East Overview; States (Arunchal Pradesh, Assam; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram; Nagaland; Sikkim; Tripura); Bibliography, Latest; About Us; Feedback, Contact Us.

URL
http://www.neportal.org/

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* 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

Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com