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Asian Studies Guide

Books

China

Title Author Call# Book Cover
Twentieth Century China: A History in Documents Schoppa, R. Keith DS 773.89 .S36 2011 Twentieth Century China: A History in Documents
China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed Walder, Andrew G. DS 777 .75 W343 2017 China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed
The Tragedy Of Liberation: A History of The Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 Dikötter, Frank DS 777.54 .D55 2017 The Tragedy Of Liberation: A History of The Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 Dikötter, Frank DS 778.7 .D55 2016 Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962
The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962-1976 Dikötter, Frank QD 33.2 .Z86 2009 The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962-1976
China Since 1949 Benson, Linda DS 777.55 .B416 2016 China Since 1949
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China From the Bottom Up Liao, Yiwu HD 8736.5 .L56 2009 The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China From the Bottom Up
Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China Fincher, Leta Hong HQ 1237.5 .C5F5 2016 Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
Rebellions and Revolutions : China from the 1800s to 2000 Gray, Jack DS 755 .G72 2002 Rebellions and Revolutions : China from the 1800s to 2000
China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition Dreyer, June Teufel JQ 1510 .D74 2015 China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition

Japan

Title Author Call# Book Cover
A Brief History of Japanese Civilization Schirokauer, Conrad DS 821 .S324 2006 A Brief History of Japanese Civilization
A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present Gordon, Andrew DS 881.9 .G66 2009 A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present
The Essence of Shinto: Japan’s Spiritual Heart Yamakage, Motohisa BL 2221 .Y355613 2006 The Essence of Shinto: Japan’s Spiritual Heart
The Japanese “New Woman”: Images of Gender and Modernity Lowy, Dina HQ 1762 .L68 2007 The Japanese “New Woman”: Images of Gender and Modernity
Anime: A History Clements, Jonathan NC 1766 .J3C53 2013 Anime: A History
Hiroshima, Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath Ham, Paul D 767.25 .H6H334 2014 Hiroshima, Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
Modern Japan: A History in Documents Huffman, James L. DS 881.9 .H85 2011 Modern Japan: A History in Documents
Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization Tsutsui, William M. DS 822.5 .T8595 2010 Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization
Japan Since 1945 Dunscomb, Paul E. DS 889 .D797 2014 Japan Since 1945

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E-Books

These e-Books are available in the online library collection. Click the title to access the resource.

China
Japan

The Japanese and the War: Expectation, Perception, and the Shaping of Memory

Lucken, Michael. 2017

China and Japan at War, 1937-1945

Jowett, Philip S. 2016

Japanese Philosophy

Blocker, H. Gene and Christopher L. Starling. 2011

Changing Politics in Japan

Kabashima, Ikuo and Gill Steel. 2010

Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives

Johnson-Woods, Toni. 2010

Handbooks

Handbooks provide information resources about Asian Studies, and guides about conducting research and writing.

A Student’s Guide to Writing in East Asian Studies (2007) by Michael Radich

A Student’s Guide to Writing in East Asian Studies is an open access e-Book about writing in Asian Studies.

Keywords

When looking for resources related to ASIA Studies, try some of these keywords in your searching:

Sample search: comfort women AND Japan

* Interested in learning more about using keywords for research? Check out our videos on how to create and search using keywords on our Research Skills page.

Articles & Databases

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Resources

Google Scholar

The world’s largest academic search engine providing free searching to a full range of scholarly literature (ie. peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, technical reports). You can visit Google scholar here.

How to Cite

Assignments written for Asia Studies courses use the MLA (Modern Language Association) rules for formatting. MLA handbooks are available for your reference in the library or at the Writing and Learning Centre. Online WLC guides can be found here. You can also book an appointment with the Writing and Learning Centre for workshops and one-on-one citation help.

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