Research Guides: *Asian Studies: Asian History

Asian Studies Liaison

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Contact:

lhibbler@brandeis.edu

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Subjects: African and African American Studies, Asian Studies and Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, History, Rabb GPS

Cambridge Histories Online: Regional Histories
Includes volumes on India, China, and Japan (see below). China and India histories are also available in print.

Cambridge History of Ancient China (online via Cambridge HIstories Online)
Also available in print
Ch'in and Han Empires (via Cambridge Histories Online)
Also available in print
Historical Dictionary of Medieval China (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Covers the history of medieval China related through the introductory essay, maps, a table of dynastic periods, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on key people, historical geography, arts, institutions, events, and other important terms.

China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980 This link opens in a new window
Digital manuscripts of two centuries of monumental social and political upheaval in China. Images include color paintings, maps and drawings by English and Chinese artists, as well as photographs, sketches and ephemeral items .

Britain in India, 1765-1905 (6 vols; print) by John Marriott (Editor); Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay (Editor); Partha Chatterjee (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: Main Library Stacks DS463 .B759 2006
Contents: v. 1. Justice, police, law and order -- v. 2. Land revenue and trade -- v. 3. Education and colonial knowledge -- v. 4. Cultural and social interventions -- v. 5. Sovereignty and governance -- v. 6. The public realm.