Research Guides: PS 342: Politics of China: Background Information

Background Information

Reference Sources

The following reference sources can help you identify a topic for your research, provide an overview of a specific issue or topic, and suggest other materials (via bibliographies) which might be useful for your research.

Encyclopedias:

Encyclopedia of Modern China
Call Number: Knight REF DS755 .E53 2009
4 volumes of articles with bibliographies from 500 to 5,000 words. Coverage includes: people, politics and international relations, economics, and media, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day. Includes tables, charts, graphs, a chronology of Chinese history since 1800 and an appendix of primary sources.
The Encyclopedia of Political Thought
Call Number: Knight REF JA71 .E63 2015
8 Volumes. A comprehensive and rigorous treatment of significant political thinkers, political theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought, from antiquity to the present day. Includes articles on Chinese political thought, Confucius, Liang Qichao, Maoism, Sun Yat-sen.
International Studies Encyclopedia
Publication Date: 2010
This online encyclopedia, published in association with the International Studies Association (ISA), is the most comprehensive reference work of its kind for the fields of international studies and international relations. Contains numerous articles relative to Chinese politics and international relations.
Britannica Guide to Modern China
Call Number: Online
Reference e-book containing chapters on Government & Society and the Economy.

Other Reference Sources:

Cambridge Histories This link opens in a new window
See Cambridge History of China: Late Chʻing, 1800-1911, pt. 1-2 -- v. 12-13. Republican China, 1912-1949, pt. 1-2 -- v. 14. The People's Republic, pt. 1 -- v. 15. The People's Republic, pt. 2: Revolutions within the Chinese Revolution, 1966-1982.

Cambridge History of China also available in print: Call number DS735 .C3145

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