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.

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.

Reference Books

Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.

General:
• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia DS4 .L48 2002
• East Asia and the United States : An Encyclopedia of Relations Since 1784  DS518.8 .E53 2002
  

Culture:
• 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
  

History:
• Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture  DS33 .C63 2000
• Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations  DS12 .H5 2004
  

Religion:
• 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

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
  OR
  Japanese Language News & Magazines
  Exhaustive lists of publications in each language on the Web, including links to download Asian fonts. Assembled by MIT.