ASIAN STUDIES

Encyclopedias    

Uclid

Conduct a subject or keyword search in Uclid, the library’s online catalog, to identify Asian Studies English-language encyclopedias (e.g. Asia—Encyclopedias; China—Encyclopedias, etc.; Asia and Encyclopedia; China and Encyclopedia, etc.).

General Asian Studies Encyclopedias

Some general Asian Studies encyclopedias that you will find in Uclid include:

Print Editions

Encyclopedia of Asian History (Langsam Reference DS31.E53 1988)

Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy (Langsam Reference B121.E53 2001)

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (Langsam Reference DS4.L48 2002)

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide: Asia and Oceania (Langsam Refernce HQ1726.G74 2003)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living: Volume 3: Asia and Oceania (Langsam Reference GN333.W67 1997 v.3)

     Use in conjunction with CultureGrams: 

Culturegrams online includes the World edition with 182 country reports including information on the culture and customs, maps, statistics, images and sound files. The online database also includes electronic versions of the States and Kids Editions, as well as the Photo Gallery, Famous People, and Recipe Collection.
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       Also use in conjunction with Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Volume 5: East and Southeast Asia; Volume 6: Russia and Eurasia/China (Langsam Reference GN550.E53 1991)

Electronic Editions

Southeast Asia [electronic resource] : a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor   Connect to title online

Country-Specific Asian Studies Encyclopedias

Print Editions

China

China Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the People’s Republic  (Langsam Reference DS777.6.C49 2005)

Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (Langsam Reference PN1993.5.C4Z53 1998)

Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy (Langsam Reference B126.E496 2003)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture (Langsam Reference DS779.23.E53 2005)

India

Encyclopaedia Indica (Langsam Stacks DS405.E525 1996

Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema (Langsam Stacks PN1993.5.I4E63 2003)

Encyclopaedia of India (Langsam Reference DS405.E53 1992)

Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (Langsam Reference PN1993.5.I8R33 1999)

Encyclopaedia of Indian Folk Literature (Langsam Stacks GR305.E48 2000)

Encyclopaedia of Indian Women (Langsam Stacks HQ1742.E49 1990)

Encyclopedia of India (On Order for Langsam Reference 11/22/2005)

Japan

Print

Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management (Langsam Reference HF1001.E467 2002)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture (Langsam Reference DS822.5.E516 2002)

Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan (Langsam Reference DS805.K633 1983)

Modern Japan and Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism (Langsam Reference DS805.M63 1998)

 

Electronic

The MIT encyclopedia of the Japanese economy [1994]

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