* tmc * in patientia vestra habetis animam vestram * tmc *

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.


28 July 2006

The Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (TJA)

http://www.ioe.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/publications/eg04published.html

4star
28 Jul 2006

Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

Supplied note:
"The Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (TJA) is a refereed journal [est. 1956 as the Bulletin of the Institute of Ethnology Academia Sinica. In Dec 2003 the Bulletin was renamed as TJA - ed.] devoted primarily to sociocultural anthropology. The goal of TJA is to provide a professional forum integrating anthropology, in the Chinese-speaking world with anthropological communities in the rest of world. TJA welcomes submissions of either Chinese or English, whatever the discipline or subdisciplines, devoted to sociocultural research issues. TJA accepts research papers, review articles, research notes, comments and responses, and selected book reviews. [...] Subscription information The Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (ISSN 1727-1878) is published twice yearly (June and December) by the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan 11529.
Subscription orders may be made via any bookseller or subscription agent, or directly to the publisher. [...] The Taiwan Journal of Anthropology is currently indexed or abstracted in the following: Anthropological Literature, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Index to Chinese Periodical Literature, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Sociological Abstracts, Academic Search Premier, SocINDEX with Full Text. - tja."

[The TJA, and selected papers from the 90 issues of the Bulletin are now available online in the PDF format. In addition, the site lists titles and selective TOCs of the * Field Materials, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica; * Ethnology Translation Series; * Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Monograph series A, No. 1-28; * Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Monograph series B, No. 1-20; * Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Monograph series C; * Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Monograph series; * Bibliographies; and * Other Publications - ed.]

URL
http://www.ioe.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/publications/eg04published.html

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

Link reported by: (tja--at--gate.sinica.edu.tw),
forwarded by H-Net list for Asian History and Culture (h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Corporate Info
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

20 July 2006

Taking the State to Court - Public Interest Litigation and the Public Sphere in Metropolitan India [an EBook]

http://www.asienhaus.de/taking-state-to-court

5star
19 Jul 2006

Asia House, Essen, Germany

Supplied note:
"Online Publication: Taking the State to Court - Public Interest Litigation and the Public Sphere in Metropolitan India. By Hans Dembowski This is the online-documentation of a book first published [by Oxford University Press] in 2001. Rather, we believe that a sociological study, which was initially published by a leading academic publisher, should be available for public debate.

Unfortunately, distribution of the original book was discontinued after the Calcutta High Court started contempt proceedings against the author, the publisher and several other parties. Five years on, however, the author has still not been officially notified by the court. The case is still pending, without having been heard in a long time. This, in turn, raises some poignantly recurring issues concerning the global potential of judicial censorship as well as the freedom of speech and expression.

According to the fundamental principles of academic freedom, freedom of expression and freedom of the press, we believe that this book should be available to any interested public. Public discourse, after all, is essential for democracy as it serves to challenge and complement officially constituted publics. For this and no other reason do we present the study in this online edition. - kf."

Site contents:
Acknowledgements / Glossary; Chapter 1: Introductive Overview; Chapter 2: Democracy, Development and Functional Differentiation; Chapter 3: The Changing Role of the Indian Judiciary; Chapter 4: Environment and Politics in India; Chapter 5: The Conflict over the East Calcutta Wetlands; Chapter 6:The Howrah Matter; Chapter 7: Enthnographic Observations: An Overarching Lack of Trust; Chapter 8: Conclusion: Rudimentary Public Sphere and an Unresponsive State; Annexures and References.

[A freely downloadable electronic book (1.7 MB) reissued in PDF format by Asienstiftung/Asienhaus, Essen, Germany - ed.]

URL
http://www.asienhaus.de/taking-state-to-court

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

Link reported by:
Klaus Fritsche (k.fritsche-at--asienhaus.de)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

19 July 2006

Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/jhti

5star
18 Jul 2006

University of California, Berkeley, CA, US

Supplied note:
"The Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a rapidly expanding database made up of historical texts written during the last 1292 years. The original version of every paragraph in every text is cross-tagged with its English translation, making it possible for any researcher to see, on the same screen, both the original and English translation of any word or phrase appearing in any JHTI text.

The texts now included are of the following types:
* Ancient chronicles. These were compiled by officials of the Imperial Court in compliance with edicts handed down by occupants of the throne. The three oldest chronicles have been placed on JHTI: (1) the Kojiki (completed in 712 CE) and cross-tagged with its English translation by Donald L. Philippi, (2) the Nihon Shoki (completed in 720) with its translation by W. G. Aston, and (3) the Shoku Nihongi (covering 697 to 791) with its translation by J. B. Snellen.

* Ancient gazetteers.
These texts were submitted by provincial officials in compliance with an Imperial edict handed down during the first half of the 8th century. Only a few remain. We are inserting on JHTI the original of the most complete extant gazetteer, the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (submitted in 733), and linking it with Michiko Aoki's translation. Remaining portions of other gazetteers will be added and linked to translations by Professor Aoki.

* Ancient religo-civil code.
In 927, at the close of the Great Reform period that began in 645, a comprehensive compilation of religious and civil law (the Engi Shiki) was submitted to the Imperial court. The first 10 books are made up of religious (Kami) law. All other books are devoted to civil law. The originals of the 10 Kami books have been placed on JHTI and cross-tagged with Felicia Gressitt Bock's translation.

* Medieval stories.
After the Great Reform period, and during early years of the emerging feudal age, the most valuable historical texts were stories written about what was said and done by powerful leaders of aristocratic and military clans. Three are being placed on JHTI: (1) the Okagami (covering the years 866 to 1027) with the translation by Helen Craig McCullough; (2) the Eiga Monogatari (covering the years 794 to 1185) with the translation by William H. & Helen Craig McCullough; and (3) the Taiheiki (completed around 1371) with the Helen Craig McCullough translation. Other translated texts of this type will be added later.

* Medieval and early-modern interpretive histories.
Between 1219 and 1712, three great interpretive histories were written, mirroring the religious and political interests of their authors. The originals and translations of two are being placed on JHTI: (1) the Gukansho (completed in 1219) has been linked with the Delmer M. Brown and Ichiro Ishida translation, and (2) the Jinno Shotoki (completed in 1339) with the H. Paul Varley translation. The third history of this type, the Tokushi Yoron (completed in 1712), will soon be cross-tagged and inserted with the Joyce Ackroyd translation.

* The Japanese state and Imperial Shinto.
After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, and in response to increasing pressure from Western powers, the Japanese state adopted reforms in all areas of public life, including religious life. After World War II the government collected and published important religious orders issued between 1868 and 1945. This is entitled Meiji Igo Shukyo Kankei Horei Ruisan (Collection of Religious Orders Issued since the Beginning of Meiji) and it is being placed on JHTI, and is being linked with translations by Brown and Okubo. In 1937, the Japanese government published and distributed its official interpretation of Imperial Shinto. Entitled Kokutai no Hongi (Principles of Nation-Body) this has been placed on JHTI and cross-tagged with the English translation by John Owen Gauntlett.

* Scriptures of Japan's New Religions.
[...T]eachings [...] rooted in the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyo) and this Sutra, thought to be the earliest of the Mahayana scriptures, will be placed on JHTI and cross-tagged with the English translation by Banno Kato et al and revised by W. L. Soothill and William Schiffer et al. The Ofudesaki written by the founder of Tenri-kyo will also be added, and linked with the translation by Iwao P. Hino. [...]

Since the Initiative is ongoing and collaborative, we appreciate receiving recommendations for the addition of other texts, suggestions for the improvement or the addition of translations and references, and offers to publish Japanese historical studies electronically. These should be addressed to Yuko Okubo, JHTI Coordinator, East Asian Library, UC Berkeley, at: (yokubo--at--library.berkeley.edu). - yo."

Additional contents:
* Tools for analysis of the Japanese historical texts (Frequency of Appearance of Vocabulary, Log Analyze System); * Research Aids (Basic Terms of Shinto, Shinto Shrine Atlas, Bibliographic Guide); * Electronic Publications (Purification rituals, Himatsuri); * Linked Electronic Publications (Four books on Japanese religion [Matsuri, New Religions, Folk Beliefs in Modern Japan, Kami] from the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics at Kokugakuin University) * Linked Sites; * Japanese Fonts.

[A bi-lingual (JP, EN) site - ed.]

URL
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/jhti

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

Link reported by:
Yuko Okubo (yokubo--at--library.berkeley.edu),
forwarded by H-Net list for Asian History and Culture (h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

13 July 2006

[Maps of] Worldwide Islamic Terrorism Since September 11th

http://chromatism.net/bloodyborders/

4star
13 Jul 2006

chromatism.net, Herndon, VA, US

Self-description:
"The Bloody Borders Project. Worldwide Islamic Terrorism Since September 11th [...] Incident data through February 22, 2006, Pages republished March 16, 2006 [...] September 11th captured our attention. Prior to that, few in the West had taken serious notice of the extent and virulence of Islamic terrorism. It is both brutal and enduring. The name of this project was inspired by The Clash of Civilizations and The Remaking of World Order by Samuel P. Huntington [...]. The following quote is from an earlier article, 'The Clash of Civilizations?' in Foreigns Affairs from the summer issue of 1993: '[...] In Eurasia the great historic fault lines between civilizations are once more aflame. This is particularly true along the boundaries of the crescent-shaped Islamic bloc of nations from the bulge of Africa to central Asia. Violence also occurs between Muslims, on the one hand, and Orthodox Serbs in the Balkans, Jews in Israel, Hindus in India, Buddhists in Burma and Catholics in the Philippines. Islam has bloody borders.'

The goal here is to represent graphically the geography and the intensity of the violence on these 'bloody borders."

Site contents:
* Incident Animation; * Umma Animation; * Incident Maps (Timeline of all Islamic terror attacks since 9-11, Distribution and severity of: (a) All Islamic terror attacks since September 11, 2001, (b) Islamic terror attacks in 2001, (c) Islamic terror attacks in 2002, (d) Islamic terror attacks in 2003, (e) Islamic terror attacks in 2004, (f) Islamic terror attacks in 2005, (g) Islamic terror attacks through February 22, 2006); * Umma Maps ["These maps combine Muslim population statistics with data on Islamic terrorist attacks since 9-11.']; * FAQ; * Acknowledgements; * Contact.

[A series of maps and Flash animations based on georeferenced data published by the www.thereligionofpeace.com - ed.]

URL
http://chromatism.net/bloodyborders/

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

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Other
* 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 14200]

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

LeggiCinesi.it [an Italian website on Chinese Law]

http://www.leggicinesi.it

4star
03 Jul 2006

www.leggicinesi.it, Lecce, Italy

Supplied note:
"Website created in collaboration with the Italy-China Foundation. Devoted to Chinese Law. Intended for Italian scholars, students, lawyers and economists interested in the evolution of Chinese legal system. It has text of laws and other regulations, articles on legal arguments and links to websites related to Chinese laws. Attention given to civil and commercial law, and specially to international commercial relationships. Free access to all it's contents (i.e.): Laws and Decrees, Treaties, Doctrine, Jurisprudence, Links, News, News Archive. - pr"

Site contents:
* Home : Presentazione del sito e news, * Leggi e decreti: in inglese e cinese i testi delle leggi e dei regolamenti della RPC afferenti al: (- diritto pubblico [costituzionale e amministrativo], - diritto penale, - procedura civile, penale e diritto dell'arbitrato, - diritto civile, - diritto di famiglia, - diritto dell'ambiente, - diritto delle comunicazioni, - diritto commerciale, - diritto tributario, - diritto finanziario, - diritto del lavoro, - diritto del commercio internazionale, - diritto della proprieta intellettuale, e una sottosezione relativa ai testi normativi non piu in vigore); * Trattati: elenco dei principali trattati cui la Repubblica Popolare Cinese ha aderito (ambiente, proprieta intellettuale, diritti umani, commercio internazionale, etc.); * Dottrina: pubblicazioni sul diritto cinese; * Giurisprudenza; * Links : elenco aggiornato di links divisi tra: (- istituzioni, - ministeri, - dipartimenti e uffici di stato, - tribunali e organi giudiziari, - arbitrato, - province, municipalita e zone speciali, - altre istituzioni cinesi, - ambasciate e consolati, - istituzioni estere, - portali giuridici, - studi legali).

URL
http://www.leggicinesi.it/

[A site edited by Prof. Renzo Cavalieri, Dept of the Afro-Asian Law, University of Lecce, and Dr Laura Sempi (U. of Lecce) - ed.]

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

Link reported by:
Paola Raffetta (paolaraffetta--at--gmail.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

Statistical Data on Islamic Terror since 9/11/01

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Support/TopMenu.htm

4star
13 Jul 2006

www.thereligionofpeace.com, Scottsdale, AZ, US

Self-description [contents]:
"This list, of over 3,000 terrorist attacks [costing over 5340 lives by 12th Jul 06 - ed] committed by Muslims since 9/11/01 (a rate better than two per day), is incomplete because only a small percentage of attacks were picked up by international news sources, even those involving multiple loss of life. We included an attack if it was committed by Muslims in the name of Islam, and usually only if loss of life occurred (with a handful of exceptions where there were a very large number of injuries). In several cases, the victims are undercounted because deaths from trauma caused by the Islamists may occur in later days, despite the best efforts of medical personnel to keep the victims alive. We usually don't include action that occurs in combat situations, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, unless it involves particularly heinous terrorist tactics. [...]"

Self-description [http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/AboutSite.htm]:
"This non-partisan, straight-shooting Website provides a list of attacks committed by determined Muslims in the name of their faith. We also provide news from the world of Islam and links to other sites with additional information on the religion for people that want to better understand the violence on the part of thousands and the support or apathy on the part of millions.

Islam is a broad faith and it would be wrong for anyone to stereotype Muslim individuals. Most, in fact, are perfectly fine, either in spite of Islam or because of their interpretation of it. In fact, there are exceptional Muslims whose faith gives them character - the tiny handful of Muslim-Americans, for example, who choose to tell the rest of the world that America is not a legitimate target for terrorism. They stand in sharp contrast to American groups like CAIR and MPAC, which use their influence to complain of petty grievances and inflame hatred against a country that tries hard to accommodate their faith in spite of the violence.

On the other hand, however, Islam is clearly not a religion of peace. The ridiculous level of violence committed in the name of this religion is staggering, despite the many billions of dollars that are spent each year to prevent attacks.

Nor should Westerners continue to think that the solution to the violence is greater understanding and tolerance for Islam, as Muslim apologists often imply when commenting on high-profile terror attacks. It is the killers and their supporters who need to learn understanding and tolerance, not their victims.

Islam will be a peaceful religion when Muslims stop preaching hate, stop killing in the name of Allah, and stop remaining apathetic to the violence. Until this happens, we [email: thereligionofpeace--at--yahoo.com] will faithfully document each of the reasons why this is anything but a 'Religion of Peace.'"

Site contents:
The List of Islamic Terror Attacks [list's structure: Date, Country, City, Killed, Injured, Description - ed.] (Attacks Past 5 Months, All of 2006, All of 2005, All of 2004, 9/11 through 2003, Muslim Terror Attacks on American Soil) * About Islam; * Issues; * Countries * Resources and Information.

[A confusingly structured web site with essential statistical data - ed.]

URL
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Support/TopMenu.htm

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]:
Other
* 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, 178000 links]

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

12 July 2006

Sejarah Indonesia History

http://sejarah.londoh.com

5star
09 Jul 2006

www.londoh.com, Solo, Indonesia

Supplied note:
"We just finished renewal of our Indonesian history site. Our aim is to address all people interested in Indonesian history and to provide them with every possible link on this this subject. Not only for scholars, allthough it also might be of interest to them. - pw."

Site contents:
* LINKS (Serarah Umum - General History, Kerajaan-kerajaan - Kingdoms, Masa Purba Sebelum 500 M. - Prehistory Before 500 Ad, Abad Pertengahan Sd 1500m - Middle Ages Till 1500, Zaman Moderen Sd 1942 - Modern Times Till 1942, Merdeka & Revolusi - Freedom & Revolution, G30/S PKI - Communist Coup Sept. 30, 1965, Sejarah Islam - Muslim History, Sumatera - Sumatra, Aceh - Atjeh, Pulau Jawa - Jowo - Java, Bali, Lombok, Ntt/Ntb - Lombok & Lesser Sunda Islands, Papua (Irian Jaya) - West-papua ( Nieuw Guinea), Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes), Maluku - The Moluccas, Timor-timor - East Timor (Timor Loro Sae), Jakarta (Batavia), Kota-kota Di Indonesia - Cities In Indonesia, Pahlawan Nasional - National Heroes, Sukarno - Soekarno, Knil 'Tentara Kompeni' - Dutch Colonial Army, Perang Pasifik & Jepang - Pacific War And Japan, Arsip - Archives, Organisasi & Perusahaan - Organizations & Companies, Bencana Alam - Natural Disasters); * TIMELINE; * UUD 1945; * INDONESIA RAYA; * PRESIDEN RI; * FORUM; * LINK TEMAN-2.

[A bi-lingual (IN,EN) site - ed.]

URL
http://sejarah.londoh.com

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

Link reported by:
Patrick Wens (p.wens--at--buntu.be)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide/Documents
* 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 the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com