Research
Subject Guide: Asian Studies
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
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General:
- Encyclopedia of Modern Asia DS4 .L48 2002
- East Asia and the United States : An Encyclopedia of Relations Since 1784 DS518.8 .E53 2002
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture DS779.23 .E53 2005
- Ethnic Groups and Cultural Geography: e-reference books
- The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music ML100 .G16 1998
- The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature PL493 .C55 2003
- Asian American Writers PS153.A84 A845 2005
- South Asian folklore : An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka GR302 .S68 2003
- The Anime Encyclopedia NC1766 .J3 C53 2001
- Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture DS33 .C63 2000
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations DS12 .H5 2004
- Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy B121 .E53 2001
- A Dictionary of Asian Mythology BL1005 .L46 2001
- Encyclopedia of Buddhism BQ128 .E62 2004
- The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism BL1202 .B72 2003
- A Dictionary of Buddhism BQ130 .K46 2003
Culture:
History:
Religion:
Databases
Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies
The BEST place to find articles on all topics relating to Asia.
- Online, 1973-present
- Print, 1969-present DS501 .F274
- Art Full Text 1929-Present
Abstract & citation only; contains information for many Asian art journals. - Contemporary Women's Issues
Provides full-text access to global information on women; brings together sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration and political science. - Ethnic NewsWatch
- General Science Index
Has articles on the development of science in Asia as well as current scientific discoveries - Historical Abstracts
Indexes key historical journals from virtually every major country and journals of regional history. - MLA International Bibliography
Provides indexing for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics - PAIS International
PAIS Archive
Covers the literature of public affairs and political science. - Philosopher's Index
Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. - Religion and Philosophy Collection
A comprehensive database covering world religions, major denominations, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- Internet Sources for Generating a Bibliography in East Asian Studies:
A nice list of links from the East Asian Studies program here at Denison - Asiaco, The Asia Search Engine
A good starting point for information on a particular country - Asia Source
Site with current events and news - China Data Center
Site from the University of Michigan - Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
Site from the University of Wisconsin - Chinese Language News & Magazines
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Japanese Language News & Magazines
Exhaustive lists of publications in each language on the Web, including links to download Asian fonts. Assembled by MIT.