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*History

Suggested resources for the broad study of global history, from pre-modern periods to the present.

Article Indexes

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
World history (except U.S. and Canada) journal articles. Historical period: 1450 to present. Publication dates: 1954 to present.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) This link opens in a new window
Humanities and social sciences articles and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia, in Western languages. Publication dates: 1971 to the present.

Getting Started

Chinese Studies: Oxford Bibliographies
Annotated bibliographies on topics related to China.
Science and Civilisation in China by Joseph Needham and contributors
Location: Bates Bookstacks DS721 .N39
Published: 1954-
The Cambridge History of China
Location: Available online.
A 15 volume series covering the history of China from BCE 221- CE 1982.

Primary Sources

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996 This link opens in a new window
Translated newspaper articles as well as radio and television broadcasts from non-U.S. news sources.

Propaganda and the Chinese Press: Global Perspectives
Translated articles from the Xinhua, the state-run news agency of the People's Republic of China. Publication dates: 1946-1996.
Environmental Issues (JPRS)
These are compilations of translations of news reports and other sources, specifically on the environment, prepared by the Joint Publications Research Service of the CIA.

Images on JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.

Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters
Maintained by the Chinese Posters Foundation. See also other sites with posters.

Sources of Chinese Tradition by Wm. Theodore de Bary (Editor); Irene Bloom (Editor)
Location: Bates Bookstacks DS721 .D37 1999
Published: 1999
Translations of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China.

How to Cite

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports

From Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for Government Documents, Bowdoin College Library
Note	28. “Travel Regulations ‘Permanent’,” East Berlin ADN International Service (November 10, 1989), Translation by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service, FBIS Daily Report, East Europe, FBIS-EEU-89-217, November 13, 1989, page 28, heading: Millions Travel After Borders Open Up, German Democratic Republic, NewsBank, Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
Bibliographic Entry	“Travel Regulations ‘Permanent’.” East Berlin ADN International Service (November 10, 1989). Translation by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service. FBIS Daily Report, East Europe, FBIS-EEU-89-217, November 13, 1989, page 28, heading: Millions Travel After Borders Open Up, German Democratic Republic. NewsBank, Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
Information provided by NewsBank	Travel Regulations ‘Permanent’ Source East Berlin ADN International Service Date 10 November 1989 Translated into English and published in: Report Daily Report. East Europe (FBIS-EEU-89-217) Date 13 November 1989 Heading(s) Millions Travel After Borders Open Up, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Article Type Text Page Page 28

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.
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