LibGuides: Asian Studies: China Studies

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Selected Bibliographies
Selected Biographies
Selected Dictionaries
Digital Collections
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Selected Bibliographies

China bibliography: a research guide to reference works about China past and present by Zurndorfer, Harriet Thelma
Call Number: DS 706 Z87 1995 Location: Reference
ISBN: 9004102787

For more bibliographies on China, search library catalogue using "China bibliography" as key words in Subject Headings. Alternatively, under Details, click the "China--Bibliography" hyperlink under Subjects field.

Western books on China published up to 1850: in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London : a descriptive catalogue by Lust, John
Call Number: DS 706 U57 1987
ISBN: 1870076028
Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Reference
Women in China: a selected and annotated bibliography by Karen T. Wei
Call Number: HQ 1767 W44 1984
ISBN: 9780313242342
Reference, Elizabeth Dafoe Library

A Scholarly Review of Chinese Studies in North America
- An indispensable resource for specialists and students in Chinese studies
- Twenty-one high-quality introductions to major subfields as they have evolved in Chinese studies over the past three decades
- A vital resource for non-Asia specialists in the fields of history, literature, music, economics, sociology, and art looking for a comparative or world-historical perspective on particular questions, including the nature of early modernity, the development of science, or recent trends in the study of early and medieval arts and letters.

Biographies - China

Comrade Chiang Chʻing: Roxane Witke by Witke, Roxane
Call Number: DS 778 C5374 W57 1972
ISBN: 9780316949002
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
The Chinese Communists: sketches and autobiographies of the Old Guard: Book 1: Red dust. Book 2: Autobiographical profiles and biographical sketches by Wales, Nym
Call Number: DS 778 .A1 S67 1972
ISBN: 9780837163215
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
China's Red masters: political biographies of the Chinese Communist leaders by Elegant, Robert S
Call Number: DS 778 A1 E4 1951
ISBN: 0837152151
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
Confucian personalities by Wright, Arthur F and Twitchett, Denis Crispin
Call Number: 299.5126 W931 CO
ISBN: 9780804700443
Publication Date: 1962
Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Second Floor Dewey Monographs
That Chinese woman: the life of Sai-Chin-Hua by Drunken Whiskers
Call Number: DS 764.23 D78 1959
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women by Lily X. Lee (Editor); A. D. Stefanowska (Editor); Clara Wing-Chun Ho (Editor)
Call Number: Dafoe Reference HQ 1767.5 A3 B56 1998
ISBN: 9780765600431
Publication Date: 1998-05-31
The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, this reference is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by a team of over 60 China scholars from around the world. Compiled from a wide array of original sources, these detailed biographies present the lives, work, and significance of more than 200 Chinese women from many different backgrounds and areas of interest. 3 volumes,

Chinese Digital Collections

China: Trade, Politics & Culture 1793 - 1980
China: Trade, Politics & Culture provides access to manuscript material relating to the activities and observations of British and American diplomats, missionaries, business people and tourists in China from 1793 to 1980, together with rare periodicals, colour paintings, maps, photographs and drawings. All of the printed materials (including the typescript records of Chinese Maritime Customs officials) have been double-keyed and are full-text searchable.
Chinese Pamphlets Digitization Programme - Centre for Research Library
National Library of China - Ancient Books

The Location of Dictionaries/Encyclopedias for Chinese Language @ the Dafoe Library

All reference books for Chinese language such as dictionaries and encyclpedias are shelved in PL section of Reference Collection, Main Floor of the Dafoe Library.

China Studies Reference Books at Reference section of the Dafoe Library.