GOV 374: Politics of East Asia

I. GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES

The Far East and Australasia, 2007

Ref. DS 1 .F3 2007
Contains chapters on each country of the region. A brief introductory survey is supplemented by a comprehensive statistical survey. This is a good, quick source for recent statistics on a country. Also, the text of the Constitution, a government directory, the diplomatic corps, the press, and trade organizations are included.

Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture

Ref. DS 33 .C63 2000
A good source for tracing political events. Arranged by country.

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices annual

Ref. HF 1410 .C69
Compiled by the State Department for Congress.

International Financial Statistics monthly, with an annual yearbook

Ref. HG 61 .I57
Financial data on every country, compiled by the International Monetary Fund

Statesman's Yearbook, 2008.

Ref. Desk JA 51 S7
An annual directory of international organizations and the countries of the world. This volume is kept at the Reference Desk.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, annual

Ref. Balcony JC 571 .U48
Compiled by the State Department for Congress. Also available online

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 3rd Edition 3 vols.

Ref. Balcony JF 2011 .W67 1999
Contains detailed profiles for each country of the world.

II. SELECTED SOURCES ON CHINA

Encyclopedia of China

Ref. DS 705 .P47 1999
A good, recent one-volume overview of Chinese history, politics, and culture.

China: A Global Studies Handbook

Ref. DS 706 .C4893 2003

New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China

Ref. DS 706 .M24 2001

Political Leaders of Modern China: A Biographical Dictionary

Ref. DS 755.3 .P64 2002

China Today:: An Encyclopedia of Life in the People's Republic 2 vols.

Ref. DS 777.6 .C458 2005

Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China

Ref. DS 777.75 .D53 1998

Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Ref. DS 778.7 .G86 2006

China Documents Annual (1989 - )

Ref. DS 779.15 .C478
A collection of speeches, official statements and reports on political, military, social and economic issues.

China Facts & Figures Annual - Handbook (1990 - )

Ref. DS 779.15 .C48
Contains the full text of a variety of statistical reports.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

Ref. DS 779.23 .E5 2005

Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism

Ref. Balcony JC 311 .M54 1997

III. SELECTED SOURCES ON JAPAN

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan

Ref. DS 805 .C36 1993

Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 2 vols.

Ref. DS 805 .J263 1993

Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan 9 vols.

Ref. DS 805 .K633 1983

Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism

Ref. DS 805 .M63 1997

Japan: A Global Studies Handbook

Ref. DS 806 .E45 2002

Cultural Atlas of Japan

Ref. DS 821 .C62 1988

Japan Encyclopedia (Harvard)

Ref. DS 821 .F73 2002

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture

Ref. DS 822.5 .E516 2002

IV. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Lexis-Nexis

Connections to full-text newspaper articles (including the New York Times), business information, and legal resources. Asian news sources are included in "World News."

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes and abstracts over 400 English-language periodicals in all areas of the social sciences, including politics and economics. Full-text of some articles are included.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

Access to books, journal articles, and working papers, from 1991 to the present

PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin)

Comprehensive subject index to periodical articles, books, government publications, and reports relating to economic and social conditions, public administration and global relations. Coverage is from 1972 to the present; updated monthly.

Country Studies (area handbook) Federal Research Division, Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Good book-length background information on all of the countries.

U.S. Department of State

Includes press releases, embassy contacts, and Background Notes on other countries.

Congressional Committee Hearings

Provides links to the full text of the transcripts of selected House and Senate committee hearings, 1995 to the present. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations have held numerous hearings on China, Japan, and other Asian nations in recent years.

Last updated: 2/8/08 ag, contact Tom Karel for assistance