1204, 2013

Several useful resources for Social Scientists

By Victoria Bird|April 12, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Korea, Politics and International Relations, South East Asia|0 comments

Reproduced with permission from LSE’s Heather Dawson’s excellent “social science sites of the week” email- a round up of new and interesting news for Social Scientists. Thanks Heather! Amnesty international annual review of the Death Penalty. The Amnesty international annual review of the Death Penalty was released this week. See which country executed the most people. The site also has images and video content. Also useful is the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty which

0404, 2013

The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature 7-22 May, 2013

By Farzana Whitfield|April 4, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Japan, Korea, Literature, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

Image taken from Asia House website: http://asiahouse.org/ Now in its seventh year, the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature is the only UK festival dedicated to writing about Asia and Asians, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Pacific. This year they have widened the remit to include Turkey and parts of the Middle East. The 2013 Festival will feature authors writing about over 15 countries, including Afghanistan, Burma, China, India, Iran, Iraq,

0404, 2013

The Zen Gateway: new web resource

By Mary Fisk|April 4, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Japan, Religions|0 comments

Image of Mampukuji Temple (Kyoto, Japan) from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mampukuji.jpg The Zen Gateway is a new magazine-style online community for those interested in the study, research into and practice of Zen (Chan) Buddhism, including related disciplines such as calligraphy, well-being and martial arts. Create an account to become a contributing member and add your own content. The Scholars and Academics section contains articles, comment and book reviews and the community website also hosts

1103, 2013

China and Inner Asia – February 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 11, 2013|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

e-books from Chinamaxx 穆斯林的葬礼 / 霍达著. 红尘 / 霍达著囯殇 / 霍達著搏浪天涯 / [霍达著]. 秦皇父子 / 霍达著补天裂 / 霍达著. 未穿的红嫁衣 ; 沉浮 / 霍达著. Books 古兰经与伊斯兰文化 / 王新生著 Walmart in China / edited by Anita Chan. Poverty and exclusion of minorities in China and India /A.S. Bhalla and Dan Luo. Women and gender in twentieth-century China /Paul J. Bailey. Ruling, resources and religion in China : managing the multiethnic

0703, 2013

FREE Access to a Wiley Special Collection of Articles on China and the World Economy: Investment and Trade

By Victoria Bird|March 7, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Unknown|0 comments

Wiley Publishers have created a special collection of articles, edited by Professor Shujie Yao, featuring 16 papers that “…have been carefully selected from a broad range of economic journals. All the papers have large numbers of downloads and citations, but they share a common focus of interest: China and the World Economy from an Investment and Trade Perspective.” Professor Shujie Yao has provided a full introduction here, which is also available in Chinese. Simply click on

0403, 2013

Feeding the World: Brazil, China & India in Global Perspective

By Farzana Whitfield|March 4, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Development Studies, South Asia|0 comments

Speakers Andreas Mejia Costa, Ruth Kelly, Steve Wiggins 1830 hrs 7 March 2013 Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, King’s Building, Strand campus, 6th floor This event, part of the Global Institutes Forum series organised by the Brazil, China and India Institutes at King’s, will examine the issues of food and hunger from the vantage point of these three major emerging economies. Providing a holistic perspective on the issue of food security, the panel

2102, 2013

China and Inner Asia – January 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|February 21, 2013|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

Is China a responsible developing country? : climate change diplomacy and national image building / Sanna Kopra. Modalities of change : the interface of tradition and modernity in East Asia / James Wilkerson and Robert Parkin, editors. [Also available as an e-book via Dawsonera] Cybercrime in the Greater China Region : regulatory responses and crime prevention across the Taiwan Strait / Yao-Chung Chang. 二十世紀中國文學圖志 / 楊義, 中井政喜, 張中良著. 經濟史、都市文化與物質文化 :

1501, 2013

The World Digital Library

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|January 15, 2013|Africa, Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Art and Archaeology, China and Inner Asia, Films and Sound Recordings, History, Literature, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. There are, as of today, 6600+ items spanning from 8000BE to present, in a variety of formats (photographs, books, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, sound recordings, etc.) and languages, and covering a wide-range of subjects. Items on the WDL may easily be browsed by place,

1101, 2013

China and Inner Asia – November and December 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|January 11, 2013|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

欧洲语言共同参考框架 : 学习, 教学, 评估 / 欧洲理事会文化合作教育委员会编 ; 主译: 刘骏, 傅荣 ; 翻译: 李婷妲 … [et al.]. 中國近代文學史 / 袁進元朝与高丽关系研究 / 乌云高娃从中亚到长安 /罗宏才平等与启蒙 : 从明清之际到五四运动 / 魏义霞著傳媒翻譯 / 鄭寶璇中國改革年代的政治鬥爭 / 楊繼繩著中文傳意 / 香港城市大學語文學部編著後九七香港粤語流行歌詞研究 / [朱耀偉, 梁偉詩著] 影像中的「文革」農村 / 周浙平編撰 ; 高恒如攝影台灣問題 : 政治解決策論 / 蕭元愷著語言, 語音與技術 / 王士元, 彭剛語言學與華語二語教學 / 吳偉平, 李兆麟編著 The comparative catalogue of Chinese Āgamas & Pāli

0301, 2013

Chindia- New e- book on China and India as Superpowers

By Farzana Whitfield|January 3, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Politics and International Relations, South Asia|0 comments

If you have wondered about where China and India is heading and how it might impact you more than it has already done, then this book titled: Chindia Alert: Forewarned is Forearmed is for you. It aims to inform and alert you to the threat and opportunities that China and India pose. It is based on extensive and intensive research. There is not only huge interest in China and India, but