Louis Schram's 'Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier' (orig pub. 1955-61)

http://www.lulu.com/content/406799


30 Oct 2006

Louis Schram's 'Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier' (orig pub. 1955-61)

www.lulu.com, Morrisville, NC, US

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"Louis Schram's classic 3-volume study of the Monguor has now been combined into one volume, new introductions have been written, and made available in very affordable hardback and paperback versions as well as a FREE download on http://www.lulu.com/content/plateaupubs. [Note: the cited address appears to malfunction. For a reliable access try http://www.lulu.com/content/406799 - tmciolek.] - ks."

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"[A 2006] Republication in a single volume of Schram's classic study of the Monguor: (V.1) Their origins, history, and social organization; (V.2) Their religious life, and (V.3) Records of the Monguor clans: history of the Monguors in Huangchuang and the chronicles of the Lu family. New introductions by Juha Janhunen, Paul Neitupski, Gray Tuttle, Keith Slater, Jeroom Heyndrickx, and Limusishiden & Kevin Stuart."

Site contents: [a note by Prof Frank Conlon]:
"The new publication, as at the website URL cited above is: _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier_ by Louis M. J. Schram Republication in a single volume of Schram's classic study of the Monguor: (V.1) Their origins, history, and social organization; (V.2) Their religious life, and (V.3) Records of the Monguor clans: history of the Monguors in Huangchuang and the chronicles of the Lu family. New introductions by Juha Janhunen, Paul Neitupski, Gray Tuttle, Keith Slater, Jeroom Heyndrickx, and Limusishiden & Kevin Stuart [PAPERBACK]. Product Details: Printed: 695 pages, 8.50" x 11.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink Publisher: Kevin Stuart Copyright: © 2006 by Kevin Stuart Standard Copyright License The original publication was in three parts of the _Transactions of the American Philosophical Society between 1954 and 1961. Father Louis Schram spent some twelve years in residence in the area documented. The original bibliographical citations that I have located are: Louis M. J. Schram, _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier: Their Origin, History and Social Organization (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1954) 138pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society_ (New Series) Vol. XLIV, part 1] _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier: Part II, Their Religious Life_ (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1957) 164pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society_ (New Series) Vol. XLVII, part 1] _The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan frontier. Part III, Records of the Monguor clans: History of the Monguors in Huangchung and The chronicles of the Lu family_ (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society,, 1961). 117 pp. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) Vol. LI, part 3. - fconlon.]"

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Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA)

http://www.ltwa.net/


17 Oct 2006

Tibetan Government in Exile, Dharamsala, India

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"The webpage gives free, live and downloadable access to the daily Buddhist Philosophy Class taught at the Library. The teacher for this class, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, holds the degree of Geshe Lharampa, which he received in 1980. He also holds an Acharya degree (equiv. to Master's Degree) from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (hereinafter CIHTS) in Sarnath, Varanasi. He has taught classes at LTWA since 1978. - pa."

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"Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) is an autonomous body under direct supervision of H.H. the Dalai Lama. It is registered with the Government of India under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860. LTWA is recognized by Himachal Pradesh University as a Centre for Tibetan Studies in 1991 and was accorded status of National Library, Archives and Museum by the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile in 1996."

Site contents:
* DEPARTMENTS (Administration, Library (Tibetan Manuscript [more than 80,000 manuscripts, xylographs, documents, illuminated manuscripts, and microfilm records - ed.], Foreign Language), Archive (Audiovisual & Sound [over 26,000 hours of audio recordings - ed.] Photographic [over 7,000 photos, negatives and slides of Tibet - ed.], Architectural (TADC)), Museum, Research & Translation, Oral History [several thousands transcripts of recordings of interviews with senior Tibetans, both religious and secular - ed.] Publications, (Tibetan Publication [150 publications to date concerning Buddhist philosophy and other aspects of Tibetan culture, incl. two periodicals 'gTam Tshog' (Tibetan history, art, philosophy, literature and language) and 'Bod Kyi Tsen Rig Dus Deb') Non-Tibetan Publication [217 titles published, incl. a scholarly periodical 'The Tibet Journal'); * ANNOUNCEMENT (Buddhist Philosophy, Tibetan Language); * BOOKS PUBLISHED - English Publications [450 titles published]; * EDUCATION - Courses Provided (Buddhist Philosophy (Session I, Session II), Tibetan Language (Beginners, Advance, Intensive)); * PROJECTS (Project List, Cholka-sum Project [sub-regional and regional histories of Tibet, namely U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo regions - ed.], Digitisation Project [digitisation of historical documents], Narthang Project [digitisation of the mid-18th c. block printed Narthang edition of a complete set of 102 volumes of Kangyur, and 224 volumes of Tengyur], Science Project, Sung-Bum Project, Manuscript Project); *JOURNALS (Journals Published, Tibet Journal [est. 1971, the index of Tibet Journal from 1975-2005 is available online in PDF format] gTam Tshog, Science Journal [Journal - pdf version (in Tibetan), Newsletter - pdf version (in Tibetan) are available online] Hindi Journal); * AUDIO (Power of Compassion, Online Buddhist Philosophy Class); * CONTACTS.

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The '1421' Myth exposed: Addenda

http://www.1421exposed.com/



17 Oct 2006

The '1421' Myth exposed: Chinese admiral Zheng He did not discover the world in 1421

www.1421exposed.com, Singapore

Supplied note:
"Considerable new material has been added to the www.1421exposed.com website, including: * Gavin Menzies Cartographic Fiction: The Case Of The Chinese 'Discovery' of Australia - Associate Professor W.A.R. (Bill) Richardson * Walrus Pitch & Other Novelties: Gavin Menzies & the Far North - Kirsten Seaver * 1421 and all that Junk - Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott * Fathoming the Unfathomable: Even Leviathans have Limits - Dr. Stephen Davies, Museum Director Hong Kong Maritime Museum * Did the Chinese Circumnavigate the World in 1421? or Why Menzies' 1421 Won't Sail - Captain P. J. Rivers, FRGS FNI MRIN ACII ACI Arb, Master Mariner 1418 Map a Fake - Dr. Geoff Wade PLUS - the full transcript of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 4-Corners documentary 'Junk History' in which Menzies, his agent, and the publisher reveal that Menzies did not write the book! AND - an expose of Paul Chiasson's "The Island of Seven Cities" completely refuting his claims. This includes aerial photos from 1931, 1947, 1953, 1969, 1975, 1984, and 1993 which show the gradual development of the features identified in the book as fire, roads, and geological exploration take their toll on the area. Articles by Andrew Hanam, an expert on the area, and Lynn Baechler, who actually carried out the geological exploration, detail the events. 16 photos of specific features, showing their recent origin, provide clear supporting evidence."

Self-description:
"The http://www.1421exposed.com and http://www.1421exposed.tv joint websites have been set up by an international group of academics and researchers who are greatly concerned about the myths being created and perpetuated by Gavin Menzies, his group and his publishers. In his book '1421: The Year China Discovered the World' Menzies claimed Chinese admiral Zheng He had circumnavigated the globe, in the process 'discovering' most of the world. Subsequent media coverage has failed to accurately present to the public the large body of evidence that Menzies' claim is a fabrication, without any basis in fact. The purpose of this website is to present that evidence, and ensure that history is not rewritten by publishers more interested in short-sighted marketing campaigns that ensure their financial security, rather than intellectual integrity and public enlightenment.
Contributors: * Dr. Geoff Wade Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore; * Dr. Kirsten A. Seaver Independent Historical Researcher; * Captain Phil Rivers FRGS FNI MRIN ACII ACI Arb. Master Mariner, author; * Dr. Stephen Davies Museum Director, Hong Kong Maritime Museum; * Andrew Hannam; * Associate Professor W.A.R. (Bill) Richardson Adelaide University; * Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott Melbourne University; * Michael Ross President, Australian Map Circle"

Site contents:
* Contents; * About; * 1421? (Claims, Fantasy, Heresy, NZ, Junk History, No Maori, No Science, Mystic Fires, Walrus Pitch, Alll that Junk, Fiction, Fathoming, Won't Sail); *1763 Map (Challenge, Liu Claim, Prof. Zhou, Carbon Date, Gang Map, Map Holes, Overall, First Claim, Fake Map, Xinhua, Fragment); * 7 Cities; * Zheng He (Some Sources for the Zheng He Voyages - Original Sources, Academic Studies, Popular Media representations, Eunuch-led Voyages to the Eastern and Western Oceans); * Menzies (Sell Sell, Congress, Singapore, Opposite); * Media; * Contacts; * Abuse; *Your 1421 (Petition, Discussion, Evidence, Site update); * User guide (Updates, Beginner's Guide, Zheng He, Discussion, Sites).

[Menzies' book '1421: The Year China Discovered America' is discussed and evaluated in a Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1421_hypothesis address - ed.]

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http://www.1421exposed.com/

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E-ASPAC: an electronic journal in Asian Studies

http://yyyyyyyyyyyyy


13 Oct 2006

Matsushita Center for Electronic Learning, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, US

Self-description:
"About E-ASPAC: E-AsPac is the electronic journal of the scholarly association ASPAC (Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast) [mcel.pacificu.edu/aspac/home/aspac.php3], the regional organization of the Association for Asian Studies. E-AsPac is peer reviewed by a board of scholars in Asian Studies. Technical support is provided by the Matsushita Center for Electronic Learning (MCEL) at Pacific University and by student majors from the Computer Science and Integrated Media programs at Pacific. Editorial Board: The members of the editorial board of E-AsPac are active Asian Studies scholars who are comfortable working in electronic materials. If you would like to apply to join our editorial board, please send a CV to Jeffrey Barlow, Executive Editor, E-AaPac. barlowj--at--pacificu.edu"

Site contents:
* Current issue [2006]: (Acevedo, Pamela E. and Emily Cabanda) An Empirical Analysis of TFP Gains in the Philippine Food Processing Industry: A Multi-criteria Approach (Chiu, Candy Lim and Emilyn Cabanda) Motivational and Environmental Factors Influencing Family Business: Evidence from a Study of Chinese-Filipino Entrepreneurs in the Philippines; (Chiu, Tzu-hsiu) Public Secrets: Geopolitical Aesthetics in Zhang Yimou's "Hero"; (Cunningham, Eric) Ecstatic Treks in the Demon Regions: Zen and the Satori of the Psychedelic Experience; (Karanth, Dileep) The Indian Oboe Reexamined; (Magno, Augustus and Emilyn Cabanda) Asian Development Bank Assistance after the Asian Financial Crisis: An Empirical Analysis of Its Financial Resources and Operational Activities; (Moro, Pamela) Defining the Classical in Studies of South and Southeast Asian Music: A Review and Evaluation of Pertinent Scholarship; (Nguyen, Keaton) The Agency of Keitai; (Sinclair, Paul) The Modern Chinese Language and its Changing Status in the Japanese University; (Tillack, Peter) Out of Place: Effaced History, Embodied Memory in Goto Meisei's "Nameless First-Lieutenant's Son"; Esterline [Prize] Winners: (Dewell, Christopher) Going Abroad: Japanese Travel to Chinese Nagasaki in the Tokugawa Era; (Wood, Michael) Masculinism, Colonialism, and the Late Edo Castaway Narrative: Japanese Accounts of Port Brothels in the Pacific; * Archives (2005 Issue, 2004 Issue, 2003 Issue, 2002 Issue); * About; * Resoures; * Contact; * ASPAC

URL
http://mcel.pacificu.edu/easpac/

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The China Journal

http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ccc/journal.htm


12 Oct 2006

Contemporary China Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Self-description:
"The China Journal [ISSN: 13249347; OCLC: 41170782; LCCN: 2001-227002; continues 'The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs' Nos. 1 - 33, 1979-1995 - ed.] is a refereed, scholarly publication that focuses on topics relating to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan since 1949, plus studies of the major issues that contribute to understanding of Communist Party history and contemporary events. [...] In addition to a wide range of articles, the Journal also carries book reviews of all the important books published on modern China. The Journal is published twice yearly - in January and July - by the Contemporary China Centre at the Australian National University. [...] Articles appearing in the Journal are abstracted or indexed in Political Science Abstracts, Asian Business Contents, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences Citation Index, Research Alert, Historical Abstracts, Australian Public Affairs Information Service, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Bibliography of Asian Studies, America: History and Life, World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography, International Development Abstracts, GEOBASE, International Bibliography of Literature (IBZ) and Public Affairs Information Service."

Site contents:
* Current Issue [TOC & abstracts only]; * Previous Issues ((*Author Index; * Topic Index (Agriculture and Rural China, Associations, Civil Society and Corporatism, Australia-China Relations, Chinese Scholars and China Studies, Culture/Literature, Demography, Economy, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Foreign and Military Policy, Foreign Business and Trade, Historiography, History, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Industry, Workers and Cities, Language Learning, Mao Zedong, Mass Media, Nationalism, Political Thought, Politics and Law, PRC-Taiwan Relations, Society, Technology and Technology Transfer, Tiananmen Protests, Western Perceptions of China)); * Abstracts [Issues 37 (Jan 1997) - 56 (Jul 2006)]; * Editorial Office; * Editorial Board; * Subscriptions; * Submission of Manuscripts; * What They're Saying About Us.

URL
http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ccc/journal.htm

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Strategic Asia - A Program of The National Bureau of Asian Research

http://strategicasia.nbr.org/



04 Oct 2006

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US.

Self-description:
"Strategic Asia is an ongoing, independent assessment of the strategic environment in the Asia-Pacific. The program provides an authoritative, independent source of information and analysis for the policymaking community, media, the business sector, and academe. The program's core product is an annual volume [i.e. Strategic Asia volume] in which top Asia specialists and international relations experts outline the region's current strategic environment and then ask what "strategic Asia" will look like in five years. The second major product is a new generation database that provides, in one place and free of charge, a range of strategic indicators and resources for 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific. [...] Strategic Asia is a major initiative of The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). NBR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in the Asia-Pacific."

Site contents [Current Annual Volume]:
Strategic Asia 2006-07: Trade, Interdependence, and Security ([by] Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills, Published September 2006, ISBN 0-9713938-7-7, Strategic Asia 2006-07: Trade, Interdependence, and Security, the sixth volume in NBR's Strategic Asia series, examines how trade and interdependence fit into the grand strategies of various Asian states and how changing economic relationships could affect regional stability in Asia. Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, the book assesses trade and investment dynamics in the region, the rise of new powers, the ongoing processes of globalization, and the impact of economic interdependence on security, and evaluates how these trends are altering Asia's strategic environment.
* Trade, Interdependence, and Security in Asia - Ashley J. Tellis; * The Superpower as Super-Debtor: Implications of Economic Disequilibria for U.S.-Asian Relations - Stephen D. Cohen; * Rising China: The Search for Power and Plenty - Michael R. Chambers; * Back to Normal? The Promise and Pitfalls of Japan's Economic Integration - Michael Mastanduno; * South Korea's Embrace of Interdependence in Pursuit of Security - David C. Kang; * Russia's Economic Role in Asia: Toward Deeper Integration - Peter Rutland; * Trade, Energy, and Security in the Central Asian Arena - Dina R. Spechler and Martin C. Spechler; * The Limits of Integration in Improving South Asian Security - Devesh Kapur and Kavita Iyengar; * Strategic Dimensions of Economic Interdependence in Southeast Asia - Donald E. Weatherbee; * China: Can Economic Growth Continue without Political Reform? - Minxin Pei; * Will Economic Interdependence Encourage China's and India's Peaceful Ascent? - David P. Rapkin and William R. Thompson; * When the Flu Comes: Political and Economic Risks of Pandemic Disease in Asia - Ann Marie Kimball; * Strategic Asia by the Numbers).

Site contents [Previous Annual Volumes]:
Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty (2005-06); Confronting Terrorism in the Pursuit of Power (2004-05); Fragility and Crisis (2003-04); Asian Aftershocks (2002-03); Power and Purpose (2001-02).

Site contents [Strategic Asia Database - Economic, military, and political data for all countries in Strategic Asia.]:
* Country View [for 37 countries from Afghanistan to Vietnam]; * Datasheeet View (The Database Search tool offers free access to the entire Strategic Asia database-75 indicators [in the areas of: Economy, Trade and Investment, Government Spending, Population, Energy and Environment, Communications and Transportation, Armed Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Politics and International Relations, and Finance - ed.] for 37 countries or territories [i.e. Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North America - ed.] in the Asia-Pacific, spanning the years 1990 to 2004. To display data for online viewing, printing, or download, select up to 5 countries and 25 indicators for 5 years.); * Selected Charts and Graphs [in Excel format]; * Coverage; * Sources (The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Central Bank of China - Financial Statistics for Taiwan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Tracking Nuclear Proliferation, U.S. Census Bureau, Central Intelligence Agency - World Factbook, Center for Nonproliferation Studies - Monterery Institute of International Studies, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of State - Country Background Notes, U.S. Department of State - World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers, International Institute of Strategic Studies - The Military Balance, International Monetary Fund - International Financial Statistics, NBR Research Team, World Bank - World Development Indicators).

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