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Asia - Ancient and Modern History

 

Full Text/Primary Sources

Portal Sites

Area Studies

 

*Area Studies include: China-Tibet / India - Pakistan - Subcontinent / Japan - Korea / Indonesia / Central Asia / Middle East .

Portal Sites:
   
Links below are for Asia as a whole or for large sections of the continent.

The Ancient Indus Valley - a overview and multimedia presentation of the oldest of the four great ancient civilizations

Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library  - Site authored by historians for historians; authoritative and massive. 

East & Southeast Asia: an Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
    Produced by the Asian Studies Dept. of Redlands University. 

EurasiaNet
    A project of the Open Society Institute; provides analysis and information about all the areas of Central Asia.  Inlcudes a current news service.

The Islamic World to 1600
    Produced by the University of Calgary; excellent overview.

Maps of Asia (from the Perry-Castandea Map Library at the U. of Texas)

Silk Road Seattle Project. (University of Washington)
    A compilation of all kinds of historical and geographic material for the period from the beginning of the common era through the 16th century.  For students and teachers, all levels, 6-12+)

For information on specific countries see the following:

CIA World Factbook

Ethnologue Country Index:  Asian Languages
    Includes also Middle Eastern countries.

Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Studies

Library of Congress Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources Around the World

Lonely Planet Online

 

Full-Text or Primary Sources:

Internet Archive of Texts and Documents
    A comprehensive collections of links to primary documents from Hanover University's History Department.  Includes materials from United States, Europe, and East Asia.

Internet East Asia History Source Book

Internet Indian History Source Book

Internet Islamic History Source Book

Internet Jewish History Source Book

Internet Modern History Source Book

Internet Women's History Source Book

Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History - National Security Agency.
    An electronic briefing book of 35 previously classified documents excerpted from a much larger microfiche collection of over 15,000 pages entitled: China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998.  Invaluable as a primary research tool.

Area Studies:

 

China

Boxer Rebellion
    An overview from Small Planet Connections.

China the Beautiful
    A virtual cultural museum of art, calligraphy, poetry, etc.

China WWW Virtual Library: Internet Guide for Chinese Studies
   
From Heidelberg University, a most comprehensive site.  See also below the

History of China

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics

Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History - National Security Agency.
    An electronic briefing book of 35 previously classified documents excerpted from a much larger microfiche collection of over 15,000 pages entitled: China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998.  Invaluable as a primary research tool.

Tibet

Tibet: Changing and Unchanged
    A collection of essays and news coverage by the New York Times over the last ninty years; illustrated.

Tibetan Studies WWW VL  Library: The Internet Guide to Tibetan Studies

To  Have and  Have Not
    Website from Wide Angle series that shows the interelationships between China and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Japan

Digital Librarian--Japan
    Part of a much larger site; go to home  page for accessing other areas and subjects

Edo, Japan--A Virtual Tour

J Guide (The Stanford Guide to Japanese Information Resources)
    (The WWWVL Site for Japan)

Japan, My Japan: a Guide to Japan
    Links to Japanese language, arts, culture, travel, society, etc.   M Matsuoka, Nagoya University

Korea

Korean History Project
    Complete text called The Eye of the Tiger will contain 1,400 pages of Korea's history and more. 

National Museum of Japanese History
    Sakura Museum; see Japanese history timeline and permanent exhibits

North Korea WWW Virtual Library

The Russo-Japanese War in Cultural Perspective, 1904-05, eds. David Wells and Sandra Wilson; a book review by Tim Wright.  Review yields hints of the meaning of this war to the participants. Library owns book. 

South Korea WWW Virtual Library 

Ukiyo-e: the Pictures of the Floating World  
    Excellent website by Hans Olof Johansson of Japanese art, circa 1750-1900. See also The Floating World of Ukiyo-e, an exhibit from the Library of Congress.
   

Central Asia

The Cambodian Genocide Program

Caucasus WWW Virtual Library

Kazakhstan Resource Page

Lonely Planet: Destination Kazakhstan

Tan Wee Cheng's Heart of the Silk Road
    Travel in Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan..

India/Pakistan/Subcontinent

The Ancient Indus Valley

Bangladesh WWW Virtual Library

Manas: India and Its Neighbors

Pakistan Virtual Library

 

Indonesia

Borobudor: Pathway to Enlightenment - an architectural treasure of the world; an ancient  and the largest Buddhist temple in the world

Indonesia: Society and Culture--a World-Wide Web Virtual Library
    Compiled by historians for historians. 

 

 

Last updated: November 2009