Research Guides: *Asian / East Asian Studies: Getting Started with Asian Studies

Topic Overviews

Oxford Bibliographies
Search to find recommended sources on scholarly topics. Modules include Buddhism and Chinese Studies.
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell; Donald S. Lopez
Location: Bates Reference BQ130 .P75 2014 and online

Published: 2014
Columbia Guides to Asian History
Bibliographies on modern Japanese and Chinese history.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
Humanities and social sciences articles and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia, in Western languages. Publication dates: 1971 to the present.
MLA International Bibliography
Modern literature, language, linguistics, and folklore journal articles and books. Citations with links to full text. Publication dates: 1926 to present
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals. Publication dates: mostly 1960 to present (some earlier)
Atla Religion Database
Religious studies journal articles, essays, and book reviews. Publication dates: 1949 to present
JSTOR
Humanities, social sciences, and science full text journals. Recent years not included.
Historical Abstracts
World history (except U.S. and Canada) journal articles. Historical period: 1450 to present. Publication dates: 1954 to present.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology journal articles. Publication dates: 1895-present soc index

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