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Journal of Asian Studies (2023) 82 (1): 66–95.
Published: 01 February 2023
..., the regional history of Russian and Japanese colonialism during the first half of the twentieth century has provided abundant materials for this collective commemoration of China's anti-imperialist struggles. A network of commemorative projects undertaken at local, regional, and national levels of the PRC...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1979) 38 (4): 832–835.
Published: 01 August 1979
...H. L. Seneviratne Senerat Paranavitana Commemoration Volume . Edited by Leelanda Prematilleke , Karthigesu Indrapala , and J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw . Studies in South Asian Culure, Volume VII. Edited by J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw. Leiden : E. J. Brill , 1978 . xi, 300 pp. Plates...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2018) 77 (1): 83–105.
Published: 01 February 2018
... political caché by maintaining the shrines, and by performing Confucian commemoration rituals with royal support. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2017 2017 Buddhism Confucianism elite culture Korea patronage political capital religion ritual shaming visual...
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Far Eastern Quarterly (1955) 14 (3): 426–427.
Published: 01 May 1955
...Kenneth E. Wells 426 FAR EASTERN QUARTERLY The Siam Society Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Publication. Selected Articles from The Siam Society Journal. In 2 volumes. Vol. I, 1904-1929;_ Vol. II, 1929-1953. Bangkok, 1954. 300, 290. $5.00 per set, paper, $6.00, cloth. Available from...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1970) 29 (3): 742–743.
Published: 01 May 1970
...Charles Kaut Dr. H. Otley Beyer: Dean of Philippine Anthropology (A Commemorative Issue) . Edited by S. V. D. Rudolf Rahmann and Gerturdes R. Ang . Cebu City, Philippines : The University of San Carlos , Series E: Miscellaneous Contributions in the Humanities, No. One, 1968 . 124 pp...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2003) 62 (2): 443–467.
Published: 01 May 2003
... the community at large and asserting its moral character” (Winter 1995, 85). Certainly from an American perspective, national identity remains “inexorably intertwined with the commemoration and memory of past wars” (Piehler 1995, 3). This observation applies even more intensely elsewhere in the world (e.g...
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in Politics and Pageantry in Protectorate Korea (1905–10): The Imperial Progresses of Sunjong
> Journal of Asian Studies
Published: 01 August 2009
Figure 2. A 1908 portrait of Sunjong. Kŏnwŏnjŏl wŏnyuhoe kinyŏmch'ŏp (Commemorative Album of Emperor Sunjong's Birthday Garden Party), 1908 .
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in The Dual Career of “Arirang”: The Korean Resistance Anthem That Became a Japanese Pop Hit
> Journal of Asian Studies
Published: 01 August 2007
Figure 4. Republic of Korea's “Arirang” Commemorative Stamp. Source: http://www.pennfamily.org/KSS-USA/890327-1559.htm .
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in Reconciliation and Revitalization: The Resurgence of Tradition in Postconflict Tobelo, North Maluku, Eastern Indonesia
> Journal of Asian Studies
Published: 01 November 2009
Figure 2. Cover picture from a DVD produced by the district government commemorating the formal opening of a hibualamo in the district capital of Tobelo. The image shows a photograph of the district head (Indonesian, Bupati ) of North Halmahera, Hein Namotemo, poised to hit a button
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Journal of Asian Studies (2015) 74 (4): 797–820.
Published: 01 November 2015
... institute. He completes our survey of commemoration of the end of World War II with a look at the way recent parades revealed the Indian government's tricky position vis-à-vis Moscow and Beijing, as well as the relatively scant attention that India's significant contributions to World War II received...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2015) 74 (3): 531–537.
Published: 01 August 2015
... before the seventieth anniversary of VE Day had come and gone in early May, and then following up after that first big commemorative date had passed but well before the mid-August and early September dates associated with Japan's surrender, I invited them to reflect on the following issues: (1) how...
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Far Eastern Quarterly (1949) 8 (4): 424–450.
Published: 01 August 1949
... of the native rebellion against the Dutch known as the Java War (1825–30), as a source of inspiration in their struggle for independence. Members of the nationalist movement still commemorate his death and are hailing him today as “the hero of liberty of the Indonesian people.” Many are also sympathetic...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1974) 34 (1): 7–25.
Published: 01 November 1974
... the significance of ancestors in Balinese society, where legends and rituals commemorating specific deceased leaders are no mere antiquarian escape from the present nor a pale reflection of more practical realities, but an active commentary on, and a contributing force to, a group's internal dynamics and self...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1978) 37 (3): 457–476.
Published: 01 May 1978
..., the fire-walkers as well as ordinary devotees, believe that this custom of the annual fire-walking ritual comes from mythic times and commemorates Skanda's victory over the asuras (titans). In fact, the present form of fire-walking in Buddhist Sri Lanka dates not from the asura war, but from World War II...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1998) 57 (3): 693–713.
Published: 01 August 1998
... , the prologue; see Fig. 1). Four years later, just after commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Indonesian independence, he put the finishing touch to the closing sura of the Qur'an ( An-Naas , or “Humanity,” Suta 114), signed the completed manuscript, and presented it to the people of Indonesia...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1991) 50 (3): 536–564.
Published: 01 August 1991
... of music, feasting, and speechmaking to honor the headhunters and to glorify the village. Yet the ceremony also commemorates the past, especially with songs and liturgical chants that depict scenes from the ritual headhunts of an earlier era. In short, what takes place is not a headhunt, but something...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2015) 74 (4): 821–841.
Published: 01 November 2015
... it now extends to the much larger labor diaspora, both old and new, settled throughout the regions of the world, the focus remains on the rich, whose investments in India are greatly coveted. The embrace of a diasporic and deterritorialized Indian imaginary—anchored, ironically, in the commemorations...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2021) 80 (1): 27–48.
Published: 01 February 2021
...Erik Mueggler Abstract In 1533, Lady Qu, native prefect of Wuding Prefecture in northern Yunnan, sponsored the inscription of two texts on a cliff face at the center of her domain. One was in Nasu, the language of the ruling lineage; the other was in Chinese. Both commemorated the long, powerful...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2017) 76 (2): 269–281.
Published: 01 May 2017
..., and with it an inexplicable sadness always takes hold of my psyche. It has grown even more devastating since the 22 May 2014 coup, in which we must face the news of the arrest and detention of activists and those who oppose dictatorship.” This was not a commemoration after dictatorship such as those of the same era held...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2002) 61 (3): 891–918.
Published: 01 August 2002
... and CDs with readings of the story were released, and commemorative medallions were also available with purchases of the book. A musical version of the story was created and public performances held, with a number of the princesses involved in the production. The tale is of Prince Mahajanaka, who, though...
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