Research Guides
History : Asia: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian history.
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Related Research Guides
See the following research guides for additional sources on Asia.
Starting Points: Books
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: cultural revolution china history
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "promise of the foreign".
- By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "dhavan purnima"
Starting Points: Journal Articles
The following research databases will help you identify articles on Asian history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.
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Historical AbstractsBest database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
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Bibliography of Asian StudiesIndex to publications in English dealing with East, Southeast & South Asia
Starting Points - Primary Sources
This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with Asia. Additional sources are listed under the various Primary Sources sections of this guide.
