Research Guides
History : Asia: Articles
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian history.
Find Articles on Asian History
Historical Abstracts is the best database to use when looking for academic journal articles in the field of modern world history including Asian history for the period 1450 to the present.
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Best database to articles in modern (1450 onwards) world history including African history - Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
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Database to English language articles & books covering all aspects of Asian studies
Link your search terms using the AND connector. For example: cold war and japan and united states. On the search results screen, use the options on the left toolbar to narrow your search results. To find the fulltext of the article (if not provided directly in the database), click on the "Check for Full Text" button and work your way through the screens. Not all articles will be online, some may only be in print, others may not be available at the UW. Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested via Interlibrary loan.
Other Useful Databases
- Academic Conferences in China (in Humanities and Social Sciences) 中国学术会议文献数据库 This link opens in a new window
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- China Academic Journals 中国学术期刊数据库 (CNKI) This link opens in a new window
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- Computerized Index to Philippine Periodical Articles (CIPPA) This link opens in a new window
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- Dissertations of China (in Humanities and Social Sciences) 中国学位论文全文数据库 This link opens in a new window
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- Duxiu / 读秀
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- JSTOR
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- KISS Hanguk ui haeksim chisik chongbo chawon This link opens in a new window
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- Oxford Bibliographies: Chinese Studies
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- Complete Database for Japanese Magazines and Periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present (Koseisha) 雑誌記事索引修正データベース This link opens in a new window
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