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Transdisciplinary (Humanities/Natural Science) Research Projects and the Cultural Anthropologist: The Case of an Area Study of an Arid Oasis Region in China
Takahiro Ozaki
If I may begin by stating my personal impression, it seems that young cultural anthropologists, including postgraduates doing Ph.D. work, are increasingly conducting their research as members of so-called project studies.........(02/July/04)

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The Spread of Searchable Digitized Versions of Chinese Materials and the Study of Pre-modern Chinese History
Atsushi Aoki
Recently, the environment surrounding the study of pre-modern Chinese history in Japan has undergone two revolutionary changes. First, consequent upon a series of nation-wide reforms, universities in Japan have come to place greater emphasis on administrative and educational activities, at the cost of significantly reducing the amount of time that faculty members in humanities can spend on their research activities. ...(02/July/04)

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Views on Contemporary Islam: Fundamentalism and Sufism
                                   Masayuki Akahori
"Islam means fundamentalism and fundamentalism means Islam." The way the world has viewed Islam over the past quarter century can be summarized, in simple terms, in one word-"fundamentalism."(14/Oct/03)

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The Future of the Study of Classical Chinese Novels in Japan: Recollections on Developments in the Late Twentieth Century
Nozomu Ueda
Modern studies in classical Chinese novels already have a history of nearly 80 years since their beginning in the 1920s with the pioneering efforts of people such as Lu Xun and Shionoya On. When looking back at the long history since then, it is undeniable that the 1990s stands out as a decade when studies in classical Chinese novels underwent the most profound changes not only in Japan, but also throughout the world. .....(03/Oct/03)

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