Historical Perspectives on Contemporary East Asia
Historical Perspectives on Contemporary East Asiaaddresses provocative themes concerning the experience of particular nations and of East Asia as a whole. It explores the turbulent process of integrating Asian societies and political systems into a global order dominated by the West over the past two centuries. The authors show that important changes were already underway before the western advance, which had their own internal logic and staying power. They describe how people in China, Japan, and Korea redefined and defended indigenous "traditions" even as they disagreed over what these traditions were and how to transform them. They make it clear that nationalism was a powerful motivating force in the modern development of these countries, but they stress that a wide variety of nationalisms emerged and collided in the dramatic history of modern Asia (Provided by publisher).
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The Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme (Dewey for short) to arrange books and other resources on the shelves so you can locate them easily.
The vast majority of books relating to East Asian Studies and related subjects can be found in the Main Library.
The main East Asian Collection is located on Purple Area Floor 2 in the Main Library. The collection includes all Chinese and Japanese script materials in all subjects within the library plus the English language materials relating to Chinese Language and Literature.
All the other English materials about Japan and China will be distributed into other subject areas. For example, Chinese history will be distributed into the history section; Japanese politics will be found within the politics section etc.
| Subject Areas | Classmark(s) | Location |
| History of Asia | 950 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
| History of China and adjacent areas | 951 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
| History of Japan | 952 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
| History of ancient world (China) | 931 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
| Philosophy and theory of history | 901 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
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Languages of East and Southeast Asia (Chinese language) |
495.1 | Main Library - East Asian Collection - Purple Area - Floor 2 |
| Languages of East and Southeast Asia (Japanese language) | 495.6 | Main Library - East Asian Collection - Purple Area - Floor 2 |
| Literatures of East and Southeast Asia (Chinese literature) | 895.1 | Main Library - East Asian Collection - Purple Area - Floor 2 |
| Literatures of East and Southeast Asia (Japanese literature) | 895.6 | Main Library - East Asian Collection - Purple Area - Floor 2 |
| Pictorial material demonstrating Chinese and Japanese art and culture | Classification No. begins with 375.495 | Main Library - East Asian Collection - Purple Area - Floor 2 |
| International migration and colonization | 325 (specifically 325.251) | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Sociology and anthropology | 301 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Religions (China) | 299.51 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Religions (Buddhism in Japan) | 294.32 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Religions (Shinto) | 299.56 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Social situations and conditions (China) | 309.51 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| Social situations and conditions (Japan) | 309.52 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| General management (Business) | 658 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 3 |
| The arts (Chinese Art) | 709.51 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 4 |
| The arts (Japanese Art) | 709.52 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
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