Issue 3: March. 2003

IT and the Study of History

Historians in increasing numbers have enthusiastically embraced information technology as a new tool of their trade. It is not unlike a pencil and eraser, a notepad, a typewriter, a calculator, a tape recorder, a camera, […]

Issue 3: March. 2003

The Rekidai Hoan: Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom

A published translation from Japanese by the Editorial Office of Rekidai Hoan, Okinawa Archives, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, March 2003.)  Origin of the Diplomatic Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom A 444-Year Record (1414-1867) The […]

Issue 3: March. 2003

Wu Xiao An on Centers for Chinese Studies in Southeast Asia

Two important local research centers provide Southeast Asian historians with important field access, foundations for further research, well-documented local knowledge, and well-informed social networks – the Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies in Kuala Lumpur and […]

Issue 3: March. 2003

Rusli Amran and the Rewriting of Minangkabau History

Rather than review Rusli Amran’s five books on West Sumatran history, this essay will serve as a brief introduction to Minangkabauist historical debates among so-called amateur historians in Indonesia. (All titles are given in English […]