LibGuides: Asian Studies: East Asia

Selected Resources for Southeast Asia

United States and the Two Koreas (1969-2000)
This is a collection of recently declassified records documenting the history of U.S. policy toward and relations with South and North Korea from the Nixon to the Clinton administrations. The records cover a wide range of issues, including foreign policy, defense policy, economic and trade relations, and intelligence assessments.
United States and the Two Koreas Part II, 1969-2010
This is a collection of recently declassified records, combined with selected documents from the WikiLeaks database, documenting the history of U.S. policy toward and relations with South and North Korea from the Nixon to the first Obama administrations. It serves as an addition to and an extension of the first National Security Archive document set on U.S.-Korea relations. The records cover a wide range of issues, including foreign policy, defense policy, economic and trade relations, and intelligence assessments.
Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952
Collection of diplomatic dispatches, correspondence, maps, summaries of events and diverse other material from the British Foreign Office files dealing with Japan between 1919 and 1952. The collection consist of three parts: Japan and Great Power Status, 1919-1930; Japanese Imperialism and the War in the Pacific, 1931-1945; and Occupation of Japan, 1946-1952. These Foreign Office files cover British concerns over colonial-held territory in the Far East, as well as Japanese relations with China, Russia, Germany and the United States. **Stellingwerf gift purchase
Meiji Japan
Personal and professional papers of Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925), one of the first Americans to live in Japan. This collection has been digitized in its entirety. Morse's papers document the numerous and valuable contributions made by Morse to the areas of malacology, zoology, ethnology, archaeology and art history. Included are diaries, scrapbooks, correspondence, research files, drawings, manuscripts, publications and teaching materials and drawings. **Stellingwerf gift purchase
ProQuest History Vault: Japanese American Incarceration: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946
The Records of the War Relocation Authority document the day-today running of the 10 relocation camps from 1942-1946. The collection is organized by relocation center. Records include reports and correspondence on issues such as security, education, health, vocational training, agriculture, food, and family welfare.
China: Trade, Politics and Culture
This collection provides a wide variety of original source material detailing China's interaction with the West from 1793 through 1980. It is based on substantial collections of unique manuscript materials held at the library of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and the British Library, with additional sources from other major universities. It provides multiple perspectives – from politicians, diplomats, missionaries, business people and tourists – and documents many of the key events that happened in this period. **Stellingwerf gift purchase
China, America and the Pacific: Trade & Cultural Exchange
Covers cultural and trading relationships between America, China and the Pacific region between the 18th and early 20th centuries. Manuscripts, rare printed sources, visual images, objects, and maps from international libraries and archives. **Stellingwerf gift purchase
China: Culture and Society
Spanning three centuries (c. 1750-1929), this resource makes available pamphlets from Cornell University Library’s Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia. It also features secondary resources, including scholarly essays, an interactive chronology, mini guides, and editors’ choices from the collection. **Stellingwerf gift purchase
Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980
British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan between 1919 and 1980, covering important historical events in modern Chinese history. These formerly restricted British government documents, consisting of diplomatic dispatches, letters, newspaper cuttings, maps, reports of court cases, biographies of leading personalities, summaries of events and diverse other materials, provide unprecedented levels of detail into one of the most turbulent centuries of Chinese history. Historical events covered include the Long March, civil war in China and the Manchurian Crisis, Japanese war, the seeds of communist victory, the Communist revolution, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. **Stellingwerf gift purchase

China: Culture and Society
Spanning three centuries (c. 1750-1929), this resource makes available pamphlets from Cornell University Library’s Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia. It also features secondary resources, including scholarly essays, an interactive chronology, mini guides, and editors’ choices from the collection. **Stellingwerf gift purchase

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection
Full text access to 12 English language historical Chinese newspapers, including the North China Herald, China Press, Peking Daily News, and Shanghai Times. Each newspaper is reproduced with full-page images. Coverage: 1832-1953.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post
This historical archive of Hong Kong's most well-known English-language newspaper provides researchers with online, easily-searchable coverage of politics, society and events in the territory. Coverage: 1903-2001

Berkshire Encyclopedia of China by Mary Bagg (Editor)
Call Number: DS735.A2 B47 2009
ISBN: 9780977015948
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
With its coverage of environmental issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political developments, the five-volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is truly a 21st-century work. While these volumes include many articles about China's earliest history - going back more than 5,000 years - the Encyclopedia of China is focused on the events, concepts, and people that matter today. The authors of its 800 accessibly written and lavishly illustrated articles, which range from 600 to 6,000 words, are scholars at major Chinese and Western universities and research institutes. Article titles appear in English and in Chinese with pinyin transliterations and tones to help those studying the language, while primary text sidebars add historical perspective. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China provides unrivaled insight into China's past, present, and future.