Thanks to the first international interdisciplinary conference on Edward W. Said (1935-2003) titled Saidism in the XXI century it has been established a new field of research based on thoughts, writings, political activities and academic work of the great Palestinian scholar.
We have just received (on surface) the Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies, vol. 10, no. 1 (Apr. 2009). This is a research publication on Sinology written in English. It is published by the Academy of East Asian Studies of Sungkyunkwan University.
This edition includes a special issue titled "Genealogies in Korea and China", containing the papers: "On the Construction Process of the Surname / Ancestral Seat Descent Groups in Korea as Seen through Genealogies" by Miyajima Hiroshi; "The Effects of Man's Remarriage and Adoption on Family Succession in
Today the Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is turning 65. She is still under house arrest and has spent almost 15 of the last 20 years in this condition in Myanmar. In 1990, when she was elected Prime Minister as the leader of the National League for Democracy party, she could not take office since she had already been detained under house arrest before the elections.
Last Friday British Foreign Office Ministers Friday called for her immediate and unconditional release and this week the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention pronounced her detention as a flagrant violation of international law.
We have just received (on surface mail) the Newsletter for Research in Chinese Studies, 113 (February 2010 - vol. 29, no. 1), a hard copy quarterly published by the Center for Chinese Studies (CCS), established in 1981 to promote research in Chinese studies both in Taiwan (The Republic of China) and overseas.
It is written in Chinese with subtitles in English. It contains articles, interviews, and regular updates on the happenings in the worldwide community of Chinese studies.
Le numéro 33 de la lettre d'information Pattrika, bulletin des Instituts français de recherche en Inde (IFP, CSH, EFEO), peut être téléchargé sur le site Internet de l'Institut Français de Pondichéry, ou en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous: PATTRIKA 33 (PDF Version)
En vous souhaitant bonne lecture, Bien cordialement,
Anand Pakiam
We have just received (on surface) the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture, vol. 13 / February, 2010, which is published by the Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture of Sungkyunkwan University, a private academia located in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea, which was established in 1398 and is considered one of the foremost universities in the country. Here (in pdf) a paper on the institution, its aims and its history.
The papers of the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture deal with Confucianism, its idea and idealsand the more recent studies on it. They are written either in Korean with a summary in English, or in English.
Hundreds of villagers in the Afghan province of Nangarhar protested over a Nato raid, which they claim killed several civilians. Local estimates vary from 6 to 11 dead people. The operation should have targeted Taliban hideout only, but Nato officials said they were not aware of civilian deaths.
In next issue of the Journal of South Asia Women Studies we will publish and interview to H.R.H. Princess India d’Afghanistan, one of the daughters of ex king Amanullah Khan (1892-1960).
It has just been published by Center for U.S.-Korea Policy Newsletter Vol.2, No.5 (May 2010). The editorial “Nuclear Posture Review and Its Implications on the Korean Peninsula” has been written by Hyun-Wook Kim, Professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), South Korea.
Since his inauguration, President Obama has placed substantial emphasis on pushing forward non-proliferation and counter-terrorism. His overall nuclear policy consists of three components: non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. This policy was first laid out in President Obama’s Prague speech on April 5, 2009, and further developed in the April 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). These policy adjustments have direct implications for South Korea as a country that is facing an expanded nuclear threat as a result of North Korea’s nuclear development.