Weise - Fall 2024 - The Enlightenment of China - Perspectives on the Humanities

Secondary Sources

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Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide and in Western languages.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Indexes more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages. Publication dates of coverage: 1955 to present.
China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
China Academic Journals (Zhongguo xue shu qi kan quan wen shu ju ku,中国学术期刊全文数据库) contains the full text of articles in Chinese (with English abstracts) from Chinese humanities and social science journals in the PRC. Most journal articles are available from 1994, some as early as 1915.
Note: These articles are in Chinese.
NYU users have access to these series: (E) Medicine and Public Health, (F) Literature/History/Philosophy, (G) Politics/Military Affairs/Law, (H) Education and Social Sciences (J) Economics and Management

Tertiary Sources

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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical sources, quotations, bilingual dictionaries, and measurement conversions covering topics from the arts to the sciences.
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Provides full-text access to dictionaries, language reference, Islamic studies and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Sources in Chinese History by David Atwill; Yurong Atwill
Call Number: Faculty Collection ; DS703 .S68 2021
ISBN: 9780367210939
Publication Date: 2021-03-04
Source book: contains many primary documents that could be used in your research.
Available in print and online.
The Columbia Guide to Modern Chinese History by R. Keith Schoppa
Call Number: Main Collection ; DS755 .S635 2000
ISBN: 9780231112765
Publication Date: 2000-06-22
Textbook: Includes some context and partial primary documents.
Available in print.
Chinese Civilization by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Call Number: Main Collection ; DS721 .C517 1993
ISBN: 0029087651
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Source book: contains primary documents that could be used in your research.
Available in print.

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