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ENCYCLOPEDIAS and DICTIONARIES

GENERAL WORKS:

“The Asian American encyclopedia”. 1995.
Lehman College Reference, E184.O6 A827 1995

Avakian, Monique.“Atlas of Asian-American history.” 2002.
Lehman College Reference E184.O6 A89 2002b

“The Encyclopedia of Asian history”. 1987.
Lehman College Reference, DS31 .E53 1988

Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-“The Columbia guide to Asian American history.” 2001.
Lehman College Reference, E184.O6 C64 2001

“A Pictorial encyclopedia of the Oriental arts.” 1972.
Lehman College Fine Art Reference, N7262 .P5

INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES:

BURMA

Maring, Joel M.
Historical and cultural dictionary of Burma. 1973
Lehman College Reference, DS485.B8 M37

CHINA

“The Cambridge encyclopedia of China.” 1982.
Lehman College Reference, DS705 .C35

“The encyclopedia of the Chinese overseas.” 1999.
Lehman College Reference, DS732 .E53 1999

“Modern China : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and
Nationalism.” 1998
Lehman College Reference, JC311 .M54 1998

Perkins, Dorothy.
“Encyclopedia of China : the essential reference to China, its history and culture.” 1999.
Lehman College Reference, DS705 .P47 1999

JAPAN

“Japan : an illustrated encyclopedia.”1993.
Lehman College Reference, DS805 .J263 1993
DS805 .P53 1986

“Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan.” 1983. 1st ed.
Lehman College Reference, DS805 .K633 1983 Supplement, 1986.
Lehman College Reference, DS805 .K633 1983 suppl.

NEPAL

Hedrick, Basil Calvin, 1932-
“Historical and cultural dictionary of Nepal.” 1973
Lehman College Reference, DS485 .N44 H4

PHILIPPINES

Maring, Ester G.
“Historical and cultural dictionary of the Philippines.” 1973
Lehman College Reference, DS654 .M27

SOUTH ASIA

“The Cambridge encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.”1989.
Lehman College Reference, DS334.9 .C36 1989

VIETNAM

Whitfield, Danny J.
“Historical and cultural dictionary of Vietnam.” 1976
Lehman College Reference, DS556.25 .W48

ABSTRACTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Dissertation Abstracts International.
Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences
Lehman College Periodicals

Doctoral dissertations on Asia.
Lehman College Periodicals
An annotated bibliographical journal of current international research.

Web Resources (Courtesy of Baruch College)

AsianNet
This site provides comprehensive information on Asia business, trade, and products, and offers links to individual countries.
http://www.asiannet.com/ The homepage of the leading society in Asian studies provides information on publications, meetings, seminars, grants, fellowships, etc. for scholars and researchers of Asian studies. The site also offers links to study programs and other aspects of Asian studies.

China Vitae
China Vitae is a resource of information for more than 2500 current Chinese political, military, economic, business and academic leaders. The extensively cross-referenced biographical database is designed to be an indispensable research tool for those who closely follow activites in China.

Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL).
The homepage provides access to the library catalogs of CEAL member libraries and offers excellent subject guides to art, history, literature, poetry, and many other aspects of individual East Asian countries.

East and Southeast Asia: Net Resources.
Maintained by Robert Y. Eng of University of Redlands, the site provides an annotated list of Internet resources on East and South East Asian regions with particular emphasis on political, cultural, and historical aspects.

East Asian Libraries Cooperative World-Wide Web.
This project was sponsored by Ohio State University, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, the U.S. Department of Education, and Sun Microsystems. It supports research on East Asian studies through the collaboration and development of unique electronic collections by librarians, scholars, and researchers in the field.

East Asian Studies Internet Resources.
Maintained by Professor Rudolph of the East Asian Library of UCLA, this comprehensive site contains information on art , business and economy, philosophy and religions, politics and international relations, and lists of professional associations and academic programs. Certain sites require special language software to view.

Library of Congress/Country Studies/Area Handbook Series.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Studies included here were published between 1988 and 1998.

JOURNALS

Amerasia journal: v.25(1999)-current
Harvard journal of Asiatic studies: v.1 (1936)-v.36 (1976), v.39(1979)-v.62 (2002)
Japan quarterly: v.26(1979)-v.48(2001)

NEWSPAPERS

Published in China:

Contains news with coverages on the economy, science and technology, local and international politics, and serves to clarify the principles and policies of the Chinese government. Text in Chinese.

Published in North America:

Covers news in North America, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. Text in Chinese.