Sad news has reached Asian studies community in Nordic-Baltic region of passing of a longtime friend, colleague, and mentor prof. Henry Rosemont, Jr. (Brown University, USA). A prominent authority in the field of Chinese philosophy, Henry has co-authored translations of Chinese classics Lunyu and Xiaojing (with Roger T. Ames), has written books and numerous articles arguing for the relevance of early Confucian thought and some of its core ideas not only for the contemporary academic philosophy, but also for the

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Deadline: early August (for the 2017 issue); nonetheless, manuscripts are welcome all the time.
Crossroads ISSN: 2190-8796, Published by OSTASIEN Verlag. The journal Crossroads-Studies on the History of Exchange Relations in the East Asian World is designed as an international forum for contributions related to the history of exchange relations in the East Asian world and beyond, that means, including regions, cultures, and countries worldwide that have or had relations with East Asia. The focus of contributions lies on both continental (overland) and maritime (overseas) exchanges and interaction, that means, commercial and technological exchanges, science and knowledge transfer, exchange of ideas, religions and ideological strains, and the movement of people (including migration) and animals. Contributions in the fields of the transfer of science and technologies, cultural aspects in their widest interpretation, religions

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Deadline: 30th Jun 2017
edited by Paolo Santangelo (Sapienza University of Rome)
We are glad to inform you that the new edition of Ming Qing Studies 2017 is going to be published by Aracne Publishers in Fall 2017 (see contents below).Applicants are encouraged to submit abstracts for the next issue of Ming Qing Studies 2018. The contributions should concern Ming-Qing China in one or few of its most significant and multifaceted aspects, as well as on East Asian countries covering the same time period. All articles will be examined by our qualified peer reviewers. We welcome creative and fresh approaches to the field of Asian studies. Particularly appreciated will be the contributions on anthropological and social history, collective imagery, and interdisciplinary approaches to the Asian cultural studies. All submitted papers must be original and in good British English style according to our guidelines and editorial rules.

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