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History : Asia: Primary Sources - East Asia
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Asian history.
Images: 1934 cover of Ling Long, 1933 issue of The North China Herald courtesy of Chinese Newspapers Collection & Korean War leaflet courtesty of Korean War Propaganda Leaflets
East Asian Collections
Major collections:
Taiwan
For additional sources see Primary Sources: History of Taiwan (Frog in a Well).
China
The sources listed here are primarily in English. For an extensive list of Chinese language sources see the Chinese Studies research guide.
Major collections:
- Chinese Periodical Full-Text Database (1911-1949) 民国时期期刊全文数据库 This link opens in a new window
- Late Qing Dynasty Periodicals 晚清期刊全文数据库 This link opens in a new window
- Policing the Shanghai International Settlement, 1894-1945 This link opens in a new window
- Scripta Sinica (Academia Sinica) 中央研究院漢籍電子文獻資料庫 This link opens in a new window
Japan
The sources listed here are primarily in English. For an extensive list of Japanese language sources see the Japan Studies research guide. For material on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs see the Military History research guide.
Major collections: