Selected Online Papers by Hans-Dieter Evers

http://www.uni-bonn.de/~hevers/papers/papers.htm


29 Jun 2007

Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany.

Site contents:
* Benjamin Loh, Ai Chee Tang, Thomas Menkhoff, Yue Wah Chay, Hans-Dieter Evers. (2005) "Challenges and Prospects of Applying Knowledge Management in University Research: The Case of the Singapore Management University"; * Evers, H-D. (2005). "Global Knowledge: the Epistemic Culture of Development"; * Evers, H-D. (2004). "The Global Context of Development Anthropoly: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Market Expansion"; * Evers, H-D and Solvay Gerke. (2003). "Local and Global Knowledge. Social Science Research on Southeast Asia"; * Evers, H-D. (2003). "Transition towards a Knowledge Society: Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparative Perspective"; * Evers, H-D, Markus Kaiser, Christine Mueller. (2003). "Entwicklung durch Wissen - eine neue globale Wissensarchitektur"; * Evers, H-D. (2001). "Towards a Malaysian Knowledge Society"; * Evers, H-D. (2001). "Poder e influencia en la politica de desarrollo. Nuevas contribuciones a la teoria de los grupos estrategicos"; * Evers, H-D and Ozay Mehmet. (1994). "The Management of Risk: Informal Sector Trade in Indonesia"; * Evers, H-D. (1987). "The Bureaucratization of Southeast Asia"; * Evers, H-D, Ruediger Korff and Suparb Pas-Ong. (1987). "Trade and State Formation: Siam in the Early Bangkok Period"; * Evers, H-D. (1965). "Magic and Religion in Singhalese Society"; * Evers, H-D. (1968). "Kinship and Property Rights in a Buddhist Monastery in Central Ceylon"; * Evers, H-D. (1969). "Monastic Landlordism in Ceylon: a Traditional System in a Modern Setting"; * Evers, H-D. (1975). "Urbanization and Urban Conflict in Southeast Asia"; * Evers, H-D. (1968). "Buddha and the Seven Gods: The Dual Organization of a Temple in Central Ceylon"; * Evers, H-D. (1966). "The Formation of a Social Class Structure: Urbanization, Bureaucratization and Social Mobility in Thailand."

[Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Evers is a Senior Fellow at the ZEF - Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany - ed.]

URL http://www.uni-bonn.de/~hevers/papers/papers.htm

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Monsoon On Line (MOL)

http://www.tropmet.res.in/%7Ekolli/MOL/


28 Jun 2007

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.

Self-description: "Welcome to the Monsoon On Line (MOL) web site ! The definitive information source for monitoring and forecasting the Asian monsoons. [...] The Asian summer monsoon affects the lives of 60% of the world population and has a major controlling effect on world food production."

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Monsoons - Present and Past (#Rainfall Charts - All-India Daily, All-India Weekly, Subdiv. Weekly, Station Daily, #Rainfall Maps - Weekly Weekly Cumulative Seasonal. #Monsoon Circulation - Monsoon Monitoring by Kaji and Bin Wang, Monsoon Advance (IMD, Recent Monsoons (1997-2006) from Monsoon On Line Archives); * Monitoring (Current Weather over Asia, Climate Monitoring); * Forecasting (Historical perspective, Characteristic Features of Predictor Parameters, List of Predictors, Regional Predictors, ENSO indicators, Cross-equatorial flow, Global/Hemispheric conditions, Spatial patterns of predictor-rainfall relationships, Techniques used in LRF studies, Secular variations in the AISMR-predictor relationships, Interrelationships among the predictors); * Web Links; * Bibliography on Asian Monsoons; * Contact Us.

URL http://www.tropmet.res.in/%7Ekolli/MOL/

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Online English-Chinese-English Glossary of Legal Terms

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/glossary/index.htm


28 Jun 2007

Law Drafting Division, Department of Justice, Hong Kong Government, HK, China

Self-description:
"* English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms - The fourth edition of the English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms was published in December 2004. The Glossary was compiled by the Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice and is a handy reference tool for locating bilingual legal terms and expressions used in the Hong Kong legislation. The fourth edition consists of three volumes. Volumes one and two contain 32,000 selected terms and expressions. Volume three contains, among other materials, a list of English-Chinese short titles and citations of our laws and an updated list of major Government organisations. [...]

* Chinese-English Glossary of Legal Terms - The Law Drafting Division of the Department of Justice published in December 1999 a Chinese-English Glossary of Legal Terms, which contains around 11500 entries. The entries contained in this Glossary echo those contained in the third edition of the English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms published in September 1998. To facilitate quick access to entries, both Strokes Index and Hanyupinyin Index are provided. [...]

* Glossary of Terms Used in Electoral Legislation - [...] This bilingual glossary, which is indexed alphabetically in English and by the number of character strokes in Chinese, covers some 660 terms and expressions used in electoral legislation enacted from August 1997 until the end of February 1998. [...]."

URL http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/glossary/index.htm

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Himalayan Art Resources (HAR)

http://www.himalayanart.org/


22 Jun 2007

Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, New York, NY, US.

Self-description:
"An online educational resource with over 25,000 images. The mission of the Himalayan Art Resources website (HAR) is to create a comprehensive education and research database and virtual museum of Himalayan art: First, the website exhibits images of art from museum, university and private collections throughout the world. Second, the website documents all Himalayan art objects that are known through past or present collections or publications. Third, the database identifies and catalogues all images (comprised of painting, sculpture, ritual objects, murals, etc.). When an object image is not available for lack of permission from the copyright holder, the database uses a place card image. Book cover images are used for publications and generic place cards for collections.

Submitting Images - Museums, institutions and private collectors of Himalayan art are invited, and encouraged, to submit images for cataloguing and display. To submit an image for consideration, please send a digitized image, by e-mail or CD, preferrably 1000 dpi in size. Additionally, you must submit a written statement attesting to your ownership of either the object itself or the rights to the image being submitted."

Site contents:
* About us;
* Colllections [in America, Asia, Europe] (Museums and Institutions, Photographic Archives, Private Collections, Publications);
* Index (General People Iconography (GENERAL INDEX, INDEX OF ART SUBJECTS, PEOPLE: Indian Names, Tibetan Names, ICONOGRAPHY: Bon Buddhist Female Deities Hindu);
* Search (Bhutanese Art, Bon art; Gandharan art; Nepalese art; Sculpture and Artifacts; Tibetan Buddhist Art; Search by ID number; Search by keyword);
* Introduction (INTRODUCTION: Maps of Enlightenment by James Shaheen, A Virtual Museum: Himalayan Art Resources by Barry Boyce, Virtual Treasures: The Himalayan Art Project to the rescue by Joan Duncan Oliver, Buddhist Artifacts as the Support of Spiritual Realization by Tulku Thondup, Tibetan Religious Thangkas and their Religious Significance by Tulku Thondup, Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet by Chogyam by Trungpa Rinpoche, ART HISTORY: The Development and Symbolism of Tibetan Buddhist Art and Iconography by Peter Della Santina, Painting Styles in the Rubin Collection: Identifications and Clarifications by David Jackson, Myth and Symbolism by Peter Della Santina, The Identification of Individual Teachers in Paintings of Sa-skya-pa Lineages by D.P. Jackson, PHOTO ALBUMS: Tibet in black and white: The images presented here reflect aspects of journeys in 1990 and 2002 by Matthew T. Kapstein, Chortens in Amdo: A Photographic Album by Rob Linrothe, The Great Applique Tangka of Drepung Monastery a photo essay by Nancy Jo Johnson, Historical Photographs of Tibet primarily made by Sonam Gyatso Thartse Khen Rinpoche (1930-1988), Recent Photos of Tibet Ancient sites in Tibet and the Himalayas by Michael Katz, Images of Kham Photos from the 1990's of the monasteries, people and landscape of Eastern Tibet by Joseph Duane, Shalu Association Photographs documenting conservation and restoration projects in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR));
* New on the site;
* Links (Geographic Region: Bhutan, Gandhara (ancient), India & South Asia, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet (China), Subject: Academic Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Arhats, Art - Iconography, Art Exhibitions, Biography, Block Print Images, Conservation, Dance, Jataka - Previous Life Stories, Mahasiddha, Mandalas, Miscellaneous, Museums (Asia), Museums (Europe), Museums (North America), Organizations, Painting, Photo Exhibits, Sculpture, Textiles, Texts & Manuscripts);
* Collection Help;
* Paintings with Chinese descriptions;
* Glossary;
* Newsletter (March - April 2007, January - February 2007, November - December 2006, September - October 2006, Summer 2006);
* Sitemap.

URL http://www.himalayanart.org/

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [Not archived. Access to the site has been blocked by the site owner via robots.txt]

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

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Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst

http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite


22 Jun 2007

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, US

Supplied note:
"The CACI Analyst launches its new, redesigned website! The new redesigned website is being perfected at [the URL below] . Until technical glitches are eliminated, the old version of the website [i.e. www.cacianalyst.org] is still available. [...]
The 30 May issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 9, no. 11) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite.[...] Full contents: Analytical Articles * The Afghanistan-Russia Rapprochement And Its Geopolitical Implications - Dmitry Shlapentokh [...] * Changes In Armenia's Political Landscape Set Scene For Presidential Elections - Niklas Nilsson [...] * Turkish Initiative For Pakistani-Afghan Dialogue - Haroun Mir [...] * Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Time-Out Until 2009 - Fariz Ismailzade [...] Field Reports * Nazarbayev Prevails Over Political Competitors, Family Members - Erica Marat [...] * An Ombudsman Institution For Tajikistan? - Sergei Medrea [...] * Constitutional Amendments Bolster Nazarbaeyev's Throne - Marat Yermukanov [...] * Tajikistan's Only Airline Faces Bankruptcy - Maruf Kandikov [...] NEWS DIGEST: http://www.cacianalyst.org/news.php
The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Center affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS and Uppsala University, Sweden.
The CACI Analyst welcomes submissions of articles and field reports. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on development, economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell--at--jhu.edu with a short description of your article idea. [...] - sec."

[The Analyst provides a rigorous, concise and nonpartisan forum where specialists can assess issues and events in the Central Asia-Caucasus region for a broad audience of business people, journalists, policy makers, government officials, diplomats and academics - ed.]

Site contents:
* Joint Center * Editorial Principles * Analytical Articles * Field Reports * News Digest * Search * Archives * Contact * Editor Page * Other Publications * Forums & Events.

URL http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The new site was not archived at the time of this abstract. The old site is available from http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cacianalyst.org/]

Link reported by: Svante E. Cornell (scornel4--at--jhuadig.admin.jhu.edu),
forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu

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Sri Lanka's Human Rights Crisis - Asia Report No.135 - 14 June 2007

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4896&l=1


20 Jun 2007

International Crisis Group (ICG), Brussels, Belgium

Supplied note:
"Colombo/Brussels, 14 June 2007: The international community must press the warring sides for urgent action to address wide-spread human rights abuses in Sri Lanka as a first step to restoring a climate in which the long conflict can ultimately be resolved. 'Sri Lanka's Human Rights Crisis' - the latest report from the ICG See URL [below. For full report in PDF format, 720KB, see at http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/sri_lanka/135_sri_lanka_s_human_rights_crisis.pdf - ed.] International Crisis Group, examines abuses committed by both the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) since they resumed their war in 2006. While the LTTE has continued its deliberately provocative attacks on the military and Sinhalese civilians as well as its violent repression of Tamil dissenters and forced recruitment of adults and children, the government is using extra-judicial killings and disappearances as part of a brutal and counter-productive counter-insurgency campaign. - icg."

Site contents:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I. INTRODUCTION. II. HOW NOT TO FIGHT AN INSURGENCY. III. A SHORT HISTORY OF IMPUNITY. IV. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE NEW WAR. V. THE STATE RESPONSE. VI. THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. VII. HALTING THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL . A. THE GOVERNMENT'S CHALLENGE. 1. The seventeenth amendment. 2. The emergency regulations. 3. Paramilitaries. 4. Extrajudicial killings and abductions. 5. Longer-term legal and institutional reforms. B. THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY. C. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES. 1. UN mechanisms. 2. Pressure on child soldiers. 3. Pressuring the LTTE. VIII. CONCLUSION. APPENDICES. A. MAP OF SRI LANKA. B. ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP. C. INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON ASIA. D. INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[The International Crisis Group (www.crisisgroup.org) is an independent, non-profit, NGO covering over 50 crisis-affected countries and territories across four continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean), working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict - ed.]

URL http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4896&l=1

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

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Bibliography of Tibet / Bibliographie du Tibet

http://www.bibliographietibet.org


19 Jun 2007

www.bibliographietibet.org, Les Eyzies de Tayac, France

Self-description:
"This 'Bibliography of Tibet / Bibliographie du Tibet' lists the existing publications in western and eastern languages (Chinese and Japanese publications only) : books, thesis, book sections and articles published from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. This electronic bibliography is part of the karma dgon tibetan bibliography database project which was started in the early 1980s, and up to now approximately 36,000 entries have been collected. For the moment, topics included on line are indo-tibetan buddhism, tibetan arts and history. Updates are regularly done."

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Recherche - Search (Global, Autor, Title); * Contact; * Liens - Links; * Documents PDF (Pawo Rinpoche 02 collected works index, Situ Rinpoche 08 collected works index).

URL http://www.bibliographietibet.org

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bibliographietibet.org

Link reported by: Erwan Temple (erwan.temple--at--wanadoo.fr)

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RangjungYesheWiki: Tibetan-English Dictionary, Dharma Glossaries, and Resources

http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Main_Page


18 Jun 2007

Rangjung Yeshe Translations and Publications, Kathmandu, Nepal and Trace Foundation, New York, NY, US

Self-description:
"The Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Culture from Rangjung Yeshe Version 4 [aka The Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan-English Dharma Dictionary - ed.] presents Dharma terminology as a free lotsawa-tool for translations of Buddhist literature especially Mahamudra and Dzogchen. It aims to assist translators of Dharma scriptures of the three vehicles - Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. Containing essential vocabulary for meditation texts, this Tibetan-English dictionary is a compilation from numerous translators and translation-groups in the tradition of Shakyamuni and Padmasambhava. Background history: Rangjung Yeshe Translations and Publications, located in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal is an ongoing project involved in compiling Buddhist terminology and translation terms to bridge the Tibetan and English languages, this Buddhist dictionary helps translation of Dharma terminology. Begun in 1979, it has slowly grown to a collection of more than 276,000 entries. Comparatively, the original Tibetan-English Dictionary of Sarat Chandra Das had approximately 27,000 entries. The current version includes the dictionary of James Valby and Ives Waldo, and the vocabulary of Richard Barron."

Site contents:
* Buddhist Masters, Lineages & Teachings; * Present day Tibetan Buddhist Teachers; * The Rangjung Yeshe Gilded Palace of Dharmic Activity; * Literature - Data on important Tibetan Buddhist literary works and collections; * Translators & Translations - Present day lotsawas, translation groups and their work; * Resources for the study and translation of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Literature; * Study Programs related to Buddhist study and practice; * Categories on this website.

[The site in 1998 has operated on http://www.nitartha.org/Technology/Dictionary/dictionary.html address (now defunct). It's alternative current address is http://www.dharmadictionary.net - ed.]

URL http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Main_Page

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Main_Page

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China Economic Databases (CED) project

http://ics.nccu.edu.tw/eced/


17 Jun 2007

Center for China Studies, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Self-description:
"The China Economic Databases consists of nine databases, which are continually updated: 1. China Economic Literature Database gives an overview of relevant journal articles. [...] 2. China Economic Experts Database connects experts and scholars. To add your profile contact us. 3. China Economic Books Database provides a platform of relevant books and book chapters. [...] 4. China Economic Websites Database offers a list of governmental agencies, and research institutions, etc related to ChinaÕs economy. [...] 5. China Economic Policy Reports Database provides up-to-date information from government bodies including many full-text articles. [...] 6. China Economic Report Database gives articles published from various universities and international institutions. [...] 7. China Economic Conference Database is a forum to advertise upcoming conferences and call for papers. [...] 8. Renminbi Database is currently not being updated; however, any suggestions or comments please contact us. 9. The OpenCourseWare (OCW) Project gathers syllabi and related course materials to further promote research and learning in the field of China's economy. [...]"

Supplied note:
"The China Economic Databases (CED) aims to promote research and study for scholars, students, and all persons interested in China's economic development - cs."

Site contents:
Databases Overview * Books (212); * Literature Index (448); * Policy Reports (157); * Economic Reports (57); * OpenCourseWare (29); * Conferences (37); * Websites (77); * Experts (53); * Call for papers (9); * RMB Research; * CED Forum.

URL http://ics.nccu.edu.tw/eced/

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

Link reported by: Linus Scherrer (inus.scherrer--at--gmail.com)

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Online Guide/News
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Correlates of Public Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World

http://www.usip.org/pubs/working_papers/wp1.pdf


16 Jun 2007

US Institute for Peace (USIP), Washington DC, US

Extract:
"Correlates of Public Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World, Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Washington University in St. Louis, May 17, 2007, www.usip.org Working Paper-1 [...] This report examines the correlates of individual-level support for terrorism in fourteen Muslim countries [incl. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan - ed.]. I identify a variety of factors that are correlated with support for terrorism. These factors can be divided into a several categories: attitudes toward Islam, attitudes toward the United States, attitudes toward politics and economics in the home countries, and demographic factors. The analysis uses individual-level data collected by the Pew Research Center in their survey, 'What the World Thinks 2002: How Global Publics View Their Lives, Their Countries, The World, America.' These data are augmented with national-level data on the economy, the size of the Muslim population, governance, and the level of terrorism. I find that support for terrorism is positively correlated with anti-Americanism, the belief that Islam should play a significant role in politics, the belief that the United States poses a threat to Islam, and, surprisingly, the perception of free expression. Moreover, education, perceived state of the economy, and support for democracy are not found to have any significant relationship to support for terrorism. [...]
Summary of Correlates of Terrorism
CORRELATION: Islam should play large role in politics (+); Islam does play large role in politics (+); U.S. threat to Islam (+); Home government threat to Islam (-); Perceived free expression (+); State efficiency (-); Age (-); Female (+).
UNCORRELATED: General threat to Islam; Religious threat to Islam; Attitude toward the United States; Attitude toward democracy; Perceived state of the economy; Education; Marital status."

Site contents:
* About This Report.; * About This Series; * Contents; * Abstract; * 1. Terrorism and Public Support; * 2. The Data; * 2.1 Dependent Variable: Support for Terrorism; * 2.2 Independent Variables; * 3. Statistical Analysis; * 4. Interpreting the Results; * Appendix 1: Results of the ordered Logit; * References; * About the Author; * About The United States Institute of Peace; * Related Publications.

[A PDF document, 2M strong - ed.]

[Ethan Bueno de Mesquita is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. - ed.]

URL http://www.usip.org/pubs/working_papers/wp1.pdf

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

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
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Etherton at Kashgar: Rhetoric and Reality in the History of the "Great Game" [online book]

http://faculty.washington.edu/dwaugh/ethertonatkashgar2007.pdf


14 Jun 2007

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US.

Supplied note:
"A new online publication, based on extensive work in collections of the British Library: Daniel C. Waugh, Etherton at Kashgar: Rhetoric and Reality in the History of the "Great Game" (Seattle: Bactrian Press, 2007; http://faculty.washington.edu/dwaugh/ethertonatkashgar2007.pdf), 76 pp. This is a reassessment of British Intelligence activity and in particular the career of the British Consul P. T. Etherton at Kashgar (Xinjiang) in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution. - dw."

Self-description: "This study is part of a larger project on the British Consulate at Kashgar between 1918 and 1924. The author is Professor Emeritus of History, International Studies and Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. He may be contacted at dwaugh--at--u.washington.edu"

Site contents:
* Introduction 1; * Etherton's Career 3; * The Challenges of Being British Consul in Kashgar 6; * The Origins of the Kashgar Mission 8; * The Consulate's Intelligence and Communications Networks 15; * Confusion in the British Government's Policies Toward the Bolsheviks 24; * Etherton's Intelligence Activity 30; * How Serious Was the Bolshevik Threat? 40; * The Denouement of Etherton's Kashgar Career 50; * Etherton's Book as Political Discourse and Self-Serving Propaganda 55; * Selected Bibliography 68; * Map 72

[A PDF document 1.8M strong - ed.]

URL http://faculty.washington.edu/dwaugh/ethertonatkashgar2007.pdf

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

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Online Gallery: Sacred: Discover what we share: The world's greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books

http://www.bl.uk/sacred


14 Jun 2007

British Library, London, UK

Supplied note:
"A spectacular exhibition at The British Library through September [2007 - ed.], 'Sacred: Discover what we share: The world's greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books,' with innovative access to its highlights via the Internet (at the URL below). For example, one can turn pages of Sultan Baybars' Qur'an, hear the Arabic text being recited, read a translation of it, or hear a discussion of it in English. More generally, the Library's new Online Gallery uses innovative technology to allow one to page or scroll through important books (among them the Dunhuang copy of The Diamond Sutra). - dw. "

Site contents:
* Introduction; * Visit Sacred (67 texts: Dead Sea Scrolls c.50 (on loan), Gospel of Thomas 3rd c, Codex Sinaiticus c.350, Codex Alexandrinus 5th c, Syriac Bible 463/4, Vulgate Gospels 6th c, Lindisfarne Gospels late 7th-early 8th c, Ma'il Qur'an 8th c, Torah Codex 9th c, Kufic Qur'an c.850, Gaster Bible 9th-10th c, New Testament, Constantinople mid-10th c, Old English Hexateuch 1000-50, Qur'an from Iraq or Persia 1036, Theodore Psalter 1066, Silos Apocalypse c.1100, Melisende Psalter 1131-43, Harley Trilingual Psalter 1130-54, Awag Vank' Gospels 1200-02, Syriac Gospel Lectionary 1216-20, Spanish Qur'an 13th c, Matthew Paris's Jerusalem pilgrim's travel guide c.1250, King David, North French Miscellany c.1278-98, Babylonian Talmud 13th-14th c, Pentateuch with prophetical readings 13th-14th c, Duke of Sussex's German Pentateuch c.1300, Picturing God in a Jewish manuscript c.1300, Sultan Baybars' Qur'an 1304, Gospels in Coptic and Arabic 1308, Sultan Uljaytu's Qur'an 1310, Golden Haggadah c.1320, Santiago pilgrim's travel guide 1300-50, Luttrell Psalter c.1320-40, Holkham Bible Picture Book 1325-50, Mamluk Qur'an 1337, Samaritan Pentateuch 1339, Duke of Sussex's Spanish Bible mid-14th c, Gospels in Arabic 14th c, Barcelona Haggadah 14th c, Tsar Ivan Alexander's Gospels 1355-56, Spanish Hebrew Bible 1384, Duke of Sussex's Italian Pentateuch c.1400, Portuguese Pentateuch 15th c, Hajj certificate 15th c, San'a Pentateuch 1469, Lisbon Bible 1482, First complete Mishnah 1492, Qur'an with Persian translation early 16th c, Tyndale New Testament 1526, Henry VIII's Psalter 1530-47, Picturing the Prophet 1539-43, Indian Qur'an 16th c, King James Bible 1611, Chinese Torah 1643-63, Chinese Qur'an 17th c, Armenian prayer scroll 1655, Shi'ite fatwas late 17th c, Ethiopian Octateuch late 17th c, Leipnik Haggadah 1740, Italian Ketubah 1776, Karaite Pentateuch 1835, Islamic marriage contract 1840, Javanese Qur'an 19th c, Mecca and Medina pilgrim's travel guide 19th c, Wahhabi manuscript 1853, Afghan Ketubah 1889, Ka'bah pilgrim's travel guide 1900.); * News and reviews; * Events; * Audio; * Videos; * Learning; * In the regions; * Shop; * Blog of the month; * Turn the pages of eight sacred texts * Interactive map (Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, View all), Time periods: Before 1000, 1000-1199, 1200-1399, 1400-1599, 1600-1799, 1800 onwards, View all).

URL http://www.bl.uk/sacred

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Japan Focus: An Asia-Pacific Journal - Issue June 04, 2007

http://japanfocus.org


4 Jun 2007

japanfocus.org, Ithaca, NY, US

Supplied note:
"The following articles were posted on Jun 4, 2007 at Japan Focus.
* Michael Honda and Kinue Tokudome, The Japanese Apology on the "Comfort Women" Cannot Be Considered Official: Interview with Congressman Michael Honda
* William Underwood, Proof of POW Forced Labor for Japan's Foreign Minister: The Aso Mines
* Gavan McCormack, Fitting Okinawa into Japan the "Beautiful Country"
* Koh Sunhui and Kate Barclay, Traveling through Autonomy and Subjugation: Jeju Island Under Japan and Korea
* Craig Martin, The Case Against "Revising Interpretations" of the Japanese Constitution
* Kawakami Yasunori, Local Mosques and the Lives of Muslims in Japan
Find them at http://japanfocus.org - ms."

Site contents:
* BROWSE ALL ARTICLES; * BROWSE BY REGION (Japan and the World, The United States, The Asia Pacific, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Russia, Europe, The Americas, Okinawa, Africa); * BROWSE BY ISSUES (Diplomacy and Security, The Military and Security, War and Peace, History, Politics and Ideology, Economics, Social Issues, Culture, Education, The Atomic Bomb, Atomic War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki); * SEARCH BY AUTHOR/TITLE/KEYWORD/DATE OF PUBLICATION

[Japan Focus is a refereed e-journal (est. 2003, ISSN 1557-4660) and archive on the Asia Pacific. In addition to Japan Focus exclusives, it provides translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles. Its website with more than 800 articles provides a permanent resource for students and researchers. The coordinators of Japan Focus are Andrew DeWit, Laura Hein, Gavan McCormack, David McNeill, Mark Selden, Yuki Tanaka and William Underwood. Contact Japan Focus by email at info--at--japanfocus.org - ed.]

URL http://japanfocus.org

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The 6th IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue 2007

http://www.iiss.org/conferences/the-shangri-la-dialogue


03 Jun 2007

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London, UK

Supplied note:
"IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Concludes, Promises Further Strengthening of Security Relationships Across Asia-Pacific and Beyond
The 6th IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue [1-3 Jun 2007], which opened [in Singapore] on Friday 1 June with its largest ever gathering of ministers and senior security officials from 22 participating countries, welcomed more defence and foreign ministers, chiefs of defence staff, and other senior ranking officials than in any previous Dialogue. The 2007 Shangri-La Dialogue helped to improve US-Chinese military understanding, made possible by the participation of Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng, Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA. Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh participated at Minister and Vice Minister level for the first time. The programme consisted of a Keynote Address delivered by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and five plenary sessions featuring addresses by the defence ministers of the United States, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Germany. Further addresses were made by the Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. Private bilateral meetings and off-the-record Break Out Groups are also central focuses of the Shangri-La Dialogue programme. These public and private meetings over the weekend facilitated further exchange of information on military programmes and defence and training agreements. As in previous years, the lasting effect of the Dialogue will be in the continuation of relationships and governmental agreements aimed at increasing regional security. [...] With the signature of an agreement between the IISS and the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Singapore to convene the summit in Singapore through 2011, the Shangri-La Dialogue will remain the premier security institution in the Asia-Pacific region. For full coverage of the Shangri-La Dialogue, please visit [the URL below] for speech texts, press coverage, image gallery, agenda and more. - kf"

Site contents:
* Agenda 2007; * Plenary Session Speeches 2007; * Press Coverage; * Image Gallery 2007; * Press Gallery 2007; * Shangri-La Dialogue 2006; * Shangri-La Dialogue 2005; * SLD 2007 Press Policy.

URL http://www.iiss.org/conferences/the-shangri-la-dialogue

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