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Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html

Part of the WWW Virtual Library, this is a global collaborative project which provides access in bibliographic and in hypertext terms to networked scholarly documents, resources and information systems concerned with or relevant to Asian Studies. Areas covered are divided into: Middle East, Caucasus, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Pacific Ocean.

Author: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Regional & Country Information--Asia

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Asian & Pacific/Asian-American

Central Asia

http://www.wlc.com/oxus/centasia.htm

This site contains links to extracts of the author's papers and to web sites concerning Central Asia. Included is a two-part outline of the region's history: History of Central Asia up to 1600 and History of Central Asia since 1600.

Author: Marck Dickens (oxus@mailhost.wlc.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Keywords: Central Asia; Central Asian History

Dreams of Tibet

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/

This Web site, created in support of the PBS documentary of the same name, discusses the fate of Tibet under Chinese rule. It includes interviews, book excerpts, maps, a historical chronology, links to other relevant sites, and even a discussion of Tibetan Buddhism. Also covers how Tibet and Tibetan culture are perceived by Westerners. A good introduction to the topic.

Author: Frontline & WGBH (frontline@pbs.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Buddhism

Keywords: Tibet; China

Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative

http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/ebti.htm

"This site contains information regarding the a wide range of ongoingprojects which aim at the digital utilization of Buddhist texts, images and other cultural artifacts. Included are records of previous EBTI meetings,as well as a comprehensive annotated list of projects and other related URLs" by Charles Muller.

Author: Charles Muller

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Buddhism

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Sacred & Other Religious Texts

Keywords: Japan; Korea; China; Taiwan; Asian Studies

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gate/

"THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE is a documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4. The film explores the history of the demonstrations and comments on the "deep structure" of political habits and attitudes that have informed public life in China over the past century. The filmmakers present a wide range of Chinese perspectives on a defining moment in China's modern history. In addition to information about the film, this website includes articles, essays, and book excerpts, containing analysis and interpretation of the 1989 protests. Original source documents, video and audio clips, posters, photographs, and artwork are also available. For a complete list of the readings on this site, see the index."

Author: Frontline/ WGBH & the Long Bow Group (lbowinc@aol.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Keywords: China; Tiananmen; Democracy; Beijing

Knowledgenet Singapore

http://www.knowledgenet.com.sg/

"The Singapore History Site-Knowledgenet Singapore is a multimedia, content-rich web site." The site contains a vast array of information about the history of Singapore, including biographies, oral histories, chronologies, and geographical information. There is also an area for students that includes learning and teaching resources. An additional area, which caters to the academic community, contains an electronic journal and a discussion forum, as well as digitized historical documents and audiovisual materials.

Author: Knowledgenet Singapore and National Archives Singapore (admin@knowledgenet.com.sg)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Documents--Historical

Martial-Way : the martial arts portal

http://www.martial-way.com/

Well-designed site that provides an introduction to many different martial arts. Also provides chat and forum functions.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports--Combat Sports

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Asian & Pacific/Asian-American

Keywords: martial arts; fighting; training; Asia

Meeting of Frontiers

http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfsplash.html

"Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest." Maps, photographs, and original manuscripts are provided.

Author: Library of Congress (lcweb@loc.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--American West

Keywords: Russia; Siberia

Virtual City of Ani

http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/

An exhibit on the Armenian city of Ani, which reached the height of its prosperity in the 11th century. Maps, an extensive collection of images, and essays on the city, its religion, arts and central Asian culture of the time.

Author: VirtualAni (webmaster@virtualani.freeserve.co.uk)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Regional & Country Information--Asia

Keywords: Armenia

Yang Style Tai Chi Homepage

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/

Web site of a Canadian Tai Chi club. Besides information on the martial art of Tai Chi there is also information on Taoism and imperial Chinese history.

Author: Christopher Majka (taichi@chebucto.ns.ca)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports--Combat Sports

Arts & Humanities--History--Asia

Arts & Humanities--Religion & Theology--Faiths & Denominations--Other Faiths

Keywords: Taoism; Eastern philosophy; meditation; Chinese; China

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