Dear subscriber,



  The   request  from   Steven   A.   Brown  <sab@SILAS.CC.MONASH.EDU.AU>   for

subscription to the distribution list CHINA has been received.



Please read the following description of the function of this distribution list

and the guidelines  for participation. To confirm that you  wish to participate

in this  list and  are willing  to do so  under the  guidelines, please  send a

confirmation of  your request for subscription  to the editors, Tom  Nimick and

David Wright, at email  address Q4356@PUCC (BITNET) or q4356@pucc.Princeton.EDU

(Internet).



Distribution  list CHINA  is  intended for  discussion of  all  aspects of  the

academic  disciplines that  are included  in  what is  commonly called  Chinese

Studies.  This includes,  but is  not  limited to,  anthropology, art  history,

economics, history, linguistics, literature, politics, religion, and sociology.

Contributions   and  questions   are   welcomed  from   both  specialists   and

non-specialists. The  role of  the editors  will be  limited to  overseeing the

guidelines described  below and will not  involve changing either the  style or

argumentation  of the  submissions.  Discussions of  the  editorial policy  are

welcomed on the list.



GUIDELINES



As this  list is for discussion  of academic issues, submissions  should not be

concerned with urging  political action. It is assumed that  the readers of the

list have access to the news media and to the other forums that discuss current

affairs.  Therefore news  announcements should  not be  submitted to  the list.

However,  analysis of  current  events as  part of  an  academic discussion  is

legitimate. The editors  will return an inappropriate submission  to the sender

and will make an effort to indicate why it was returned and to let them know of

alternate forums in  which they may wish to express  their opinions. Within the

academic community,  personal attacks  are not an  appropriate part  of debate.

While individual intellectual commitments, as expressed in published materials,

may be part  of the academic debate  the editors will return to  the sender any

submissions  that include  a  personal  attack even  if  the  submission is  of

interest  to  the larger  audience.  Should  the  sender remove  the  offending

portions of the submission, it may  then be resubmitted for distribution to the

list.  Any questions  about these  guidelines  may be  sent to  the editors  at

Q4356@PUCC (BITNET) or q4356@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Internet).



   The Editors