Guides: Identity Studies: Asian Studies

In This Guide

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Resources to help you explore a new research topic
Databases and selected journals in Asian Studies
A wide selection of popular and primary sources related to Asian Studies
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Topical Background Information

Encyclopedia of Asian History
Call Number: Ref DS31 .E53 1988
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Call Number: Ref DS4 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of Modern China
Call Number: Ref DS755 .E53 2009
Encyclopedia of India
Call Number: Ref DS405 .E556 2006 v.1-4
Also available as an e-book.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism (Available online)
Call Number: Ref BQ128 .E62 2004
ISBN: 9780028657189
Publication Date: 2005

General Background Sources

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.
Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new window
Over 72,000 articles from the encyclopedia and Britannica Book of the Year. Over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more. Includes Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary with over 75,000 definitions and pronunciation guides. Continuously revised.
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. Use the lower "Search Cambridge Histories" search box to find Luther-held content.

Asian Studies Web Resources

Southeast Asia Visions
SOUTHEAST ASIA VISIONS is a collection of European travel accounts of pre-modern Southeast Asia from Cornell University Library's John M. Echols Collection. The site provides online access to more than 350 books and journal articles written in English and French.
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The works in the collection were selected for the quality of their first-hand observations and, together, provide a comprehensive representation of Southeast Asia. Along with their narratives, these accounts include some 10,000 images, drawings, photographs, prints and maps, many of them in color.
Ming Qing Women's Writings
Digitized collection of writings by women in late imperial China (1368-1911).
electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies
International academic journal in the Social Sciences and Humanities that publishes research and scholarly writing on all issues related to contemporary Japan
Bibliography of Japanese History up to 1912 -
China Biographical Database Project (CBDB)
Freely accessible relational database with biographical information about approximately 471,000 individuals as of November 2020, primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. With both online and offline versions, the data is meant to be useful for statistical, social network, and spatial analysis as well as serving as a kind of biographical reference.
Hmong Studies Journal
Research portal site devoted to the advance of Hmong Studies. Provides access to the Hmong Studies journal, bibliographic information, and census data.
SARAI - South Asia Resource Access on the Internet
A collection of resources from the Columbia University Libraries. Incudes a number of full-text ebooks.