China+Resources

= China - Resources =

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Subject Headings
When searching the online catalog, try the following subjects for general information: China--Social Life and Customs--To 221 B.C. China--Social Life and Customs--221 B.C.-960 A.D. China--Civilization--To 221 B.C. China--Civilization--221 B.C.-960 A.D.

Call Numbers
You might find useful material in the following call number ranges: 915.1 931-935.4 (mixed in with material on India) 951

Library Books
__Images of Asia: Chinese New Year__ by Patricia Bjaaland Welch 394.261 W442c __Chinese Traditional Festivals__ by Marie-Luise Latsch 394.26951 L355c __Festivals in Classical China: New Year and Other Annual Observances During the Han Dynasty__ by Derk Bodde 398.33 B63f

__Chinese Architecture__ by Fu Xinian and 5 other Chinese people.

Cambridge Encyclopedia of China - ** R ** 951.00321 c144 1991 Ancient China - 913.31 SCH14A The Ancient Chinese World - 931 K671a

Benn, Charles. //China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in The Tang Dynasty//. New York: Oxford Press, 2002. Print

Everyday life through the ages. Call No. 392 EV27 Ancient Chinese Dynasties 931 H14a

Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds by Dawn B. Sova - R 363.3109 Vol. 4 Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds by Dawn B. Sova - R 363.3109 Vol. 3 Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds - R 363.3109 B332L 2006 Vol. 2 Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds - R 363.3109 B332L 2006 Vol. 1

A History of Chinese Civilization by Jacques Gernet (Well, I'm not actually sure this is at the library, but i have a copy at home so ask me if you want to look at it :) ~Julia Z.) The Great Wall of China. 951 Si3g (andrew) The Great Wall: China Against the World. 951 L943g (andrew) China: Empire and Civilization. 951 C441 (andrew) The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. 951 L587e (andrew) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China. 951 0032 1C144 (andrew)

Online Resources
Encyclopaedia Britannica onlineis a good place to get an overview of the time period you are researching, as well as broad information on culture and society. Look at the main article on China and scroll down to the complete outline of the article--look for the sections on ancient and medieval history. Also look at the outlines of such broad topics as "Education, History of" for the section on China.
 * Databases:**

Gale Virtual Reference Library has full-text access to dozens of encyclopedias in all subject areas. Good selection of history, science, and social science encyclopedias! Try searching keywords such as "ancient China."

Credo Reference has 422 reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject-specific resources. Credo Reference covers every major subject including art, science, history, music, foreign language, politics and literature. Search keywords such as "ancient China."

[|Ancient China] One of Richard Hooker's "Ancient Civilizations" pages designed for his course at Washington State University. Many of the most interesting-looking pages on this site have not yet been created, but it does have several pages on Chinese philosophy. Also, be sure to check out the "Glossary of Chinese Culture and History".
 * Websites:**

[|History of China] Site from the University of Maryland with good articles on history, philosophy, and culture.

[|Chinese Culture] This is page is really a course outline for a class taught at Brooklyn College from 1995-1999. It is mainly useful for the many images under the "Class by class outlines" and the articles in the "General Reference Documents" section.

[|Chinese Architecture] by Joseph Edkins