Research Guides: HIST/EALC 346: Race and Ethnicity in Modern East Asia (HC): Background Information

Background Information- Countries

The following sources provide overviews of Asian history. They are a quick way to find out the basic facts and recent scholarly interpretations.

When using an article in an encyclopedia or handbook, always check the bibliography for further reading at the end of the article. It will provide a selective list of the books, articles, and, frequently, Web resources considered to be the most up-to-date and reliable.

China

Cambridge history of China
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This multiple-volume history provides detailed analyses of pertinent social, political, and economic issues. See
volumes 10-15 for the histories of the Late Ch'ing period through the late 20th century.
Chinese History: A New Manual
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Features informed introductory essays, side bars and tables, and comments for nearly every title cited, those written in Chinese and other languages as well as English. See the Subject Listings for Indigenous Peoples vol. 2, page 2122, for information and resources.
A Companion to Chinese History
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China's history with scholarship by top historians from both China and around the globe. Includes views on research from European, Chinese, and Japanese perspectives.
See in particular Chapter 23 Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Identity in the Study of Modern China -- Ethnicity and empire in the Qing -- Ethnicity and national identity in China. The text is also available in Tripod as a print book.

Japan
Cambridge History of Japan
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Leading historians contributed thematic essays to this comprehensive history of Japan. Contents include:v. 5. Nineteenth Century; v. 6. Twentieth Century.
A Companion to Japanese History
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Relevant essays include: "The Japanese Empire," and "National Identity and Nationalism."
Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese History
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Relevant essays include:
"Japan's colonial empire "
"Race and racism"
"Overseas migration, 1868--1945"

Korea
Encyclopaedia of Korea
Open access text of more than 1400 pages written by specialists. Articles concern Korean history, culture and social issues. Download the foreword and index (p. 40) for more information.
Routledge Handbook of Modern Korean History
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See in particular these essays:
"The politics of assimilation: Koreans into Japanese"
"Colonial modernity"

Race and Ethnicity in Asia

Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora
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Rich collection of essays tracing Chinese migration in general as well as in specific regions. There are also thematic essays relating to fields including history, economics and politics.
Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies
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Note in particular Chapter 15 Martial legacies: Strategic culture, ethnic conflict, and the military in modern Chinese history
Routledge Handbook of Race and Ethnicity in Asia
Offers 28 essays (contents) on different aspects including regional and country-specific topics. On order for Haverford
Routledge Handbook of Revolutionary China
Note in particular Chapter 13 Making Taiwan Chinese, 1945–60 by Tehyun Ma
On order for Haverford