2004, 2015

Trial access to SCC Online database of full text case law, legislation and law journal articles from Asia & Africa

By Bob Burns|April 20, 2015|Africa, Law, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

From today until 16 May 2015 we have trial access to SCC Online, a full text database of case law, legislation and journal articles from a variety of Asian & African jurisdictions. The main focus of the database is on case law, legislation and journal articles (15 titles) from India. It also has comprehensive coverage of case law from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and more limited coverage of case

0903, 2015

Trial Access to ABIA Online: Index of South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology

By Jiyeon Wood|March 9, 2015|Art and Archaeology, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

SOAS Library currently has trial access to ABIA Online: Index of South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology. The online version of the complete ABIA includes all twenty-three volumes of the Annual Bibliography of Indian Archaeology, and its successor the ABIA Index. This is known as unique and up-to-date bibliographic reference sources dedicated to South and Southeast Asian art and archaeology. It covers monographs, journals, articles in edited volumes, conference

2301, 2015

Trial Access to Armed Conflict Database from the International Institute of Strategic Studies

By Bob Burns|January 23, 2015|Africa, Development Studies, History, Law, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Politics and International Relations, Religions, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

We currently have trial access (until 20 Feb 2015) to the Armed Conflict Database (ACD) from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Armed Conflict Database monitors armed conflicts worldwide, focusing on political, military and humanitarian trends in current conflicts, whether they are local rebellions, long-term insurgencies, civil wars or inter-state conflicts. In addition to the comprehensive historical background for each conflict, the weekly timelines and the monthly updates, the

2101, 2015

South East Asia – January 2015

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|January 21, 2015|South East Asia|0 comments

SEA General Advancing Singapore-China economic relations / edited by Saw Swee-Hock and John Wong. Transnational dynamics in Southeast Asia : the greater Mekong Subregion and Malacca Straits economic corridors / edited by Nathalie Fau, Sirivanh Khonthapane, Christian Taillard. Trails of bronze drums in early Southeast Asia : exchange routes and connected cultural spheres / Ambra Calò. ASEAN and human trafficking : case studies of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam / by

2111, 2014

Trial access to Human Rights Studies Online

By Bob Burns|November 21, 2014|Africa, Anthropology and Sociology, Development Studies, Films and Sound Recordings, History, Law, Politics and International Relations, South East Asia|0 comments

SOAS Library currently has trial access (until 21 December 2014) to Human Rights Studies Online from Alexander Street Press. Access (on-campus only) at: http://search.alexanderstreet.com/huri The collection brings together comprehensive, comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes in the 20th and 21st centuries. The collection includes 75,000 pages of text and 150 hours of video. The collection takes a case study approach, providing primary and

1911, 2014

An Exhibition on Shan Culture: Arts, Manuscripts, Festivals

By Jotika Khur-Yearn|November 19, 2014|South East Asia|0 comments

Exhibition for Raising Awareness of Information on Tai or Shan Cultural Studies Where: Wolfson Gallery in SOAS Library, University of London When: November and December 2014; Admission: Free (Subject to Library Admission – http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/using/admission/) The Shan ethnic group, who call themselves “Tai”, is one of the Asian ethnic groups with a long history of civilization as seen in their rich cultural traditions, visual and performance arts, literary works and seasonal festivals.

2710, 2014

Try the Commonwealth iLibrary today!

By Victoria Bird|October 27, 2014|Africa, Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, China and Inner Asia, Development Studies, Economics, History, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Politics and International Relations, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

For the first time books and working papers published by The Commonwealth are now available online in a single research repository. We have a trial from 27 October to 27 November inclusive. Access is available on-campus here and off-campus here. What’s in it? There are documents on a broad range of topics with special focus on small states, globalization, multilateral trade, export and enterprise development, education, gender, public service management,

2409, 2014

South East Asia – August 2014

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|September 24, 2014|South East Asia|0 comments

SEA General Intercultural exchange in Southeast Asia : history and society in the early modern world / Tara Alberts and D.R.M. Irving. Issues in governance, growth and globalization in Asia / editors, Tony Cavoli, University of South Australia, Australia, Siona Listokin, George Mason University, USA, Ramkishen S. Rajan, George Mason University. Planning atlas of the Lower Mekong River Basin : Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam, 2011 / Basin Development Plan

2309, 2014

Free Trial Access to Cambridge Archives Editions

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|September 23, 2014|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Archival collections, China and Inner Asia, History, Japan, Korea, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Politics and International Relations, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

For one month, SOAS students and staff can freely try one of the most desirable collection of historical reference materials. In cooperation with Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Archive Editions is now available online at East View, and is accessible on-campus and off-campus from 22nd September till 21st October 2014. For many years Cambridge Archives Editions has specialized in the history of the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans, the Caucasus,

1909, 2014

Exploring the World of Shan Manuscripts

By Jotika Khur-Yearn|September 19, 2014|Anthropology and Sociology, Archival collections, Art and Archaeology, South East Asia|0 comments

In my previous blog post, An Introduction to the World of Shan Manuscripts, I wrote “the Shans created manuscripts in their own unique styles, features and formats.” For this post, I would like to extend my writing on or along the line of the ‘features’ of Shan manuscripts. To start with, it is worth noting that many Shan manuscripts were ended up in the archives and special collections in the