Research and Course Guides: HIST 119 East Asian Civilizations: Getting Started

Find Background Information on Japan

Use these specialized topical sources to browse for paper topics and for information on specific events, places and themes:

A Companion to Japanese History
The Cambridge History of Japan
Modern Japan : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism
Call Number: OSF Ref DS805 .M63 1998
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture
Call Number: OSF Ref DS822.5 .E516 2002
The Oxford Companion to World War II
World War II in the Pacific : an encyclopedia
Call Number: OSF-Ref D740 W68 2001

Finding Background Information on China

Use these specialized topical sources to browse for paper topics and for information on specific events, places and themes:

Brill's Encyclopedia of China
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Cambridge History of China
Oxford Bibliographies - Chinese Studies

Modern China : an encyclopedia of history, culture and nationalism

Encyclopedia of Modern China

Encyclopedia of China
Call Number: OSF-Ref DS705 P47 1999
China Today: an Encyclopedia of Life in the People's Republic
Call Number: OSF-Ref DS777.6 C458 2005

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