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History of Science and Technology 140.350 Japan and the Environment
Fall 2006 Faculty: Dr. Morris Low Librarians: Sue Vazakas Email: svazakas@jhu.edu Tel: 410-516-4153 Yuan Zeng Emai: yzeng@jhu.edu Tel: 410-516-8930
This guide lists reference tools, primary source collections, and web sites that will be of use to students in History of Science and Technology 140.350 Japan and Environment. Please contact Sue Vazakas or Yuan Zeng with questions or comments about this guide. Students are welcome to schedule an appointment with Sue or Yuan for additional assistance with research for this class or for assistance with any of the resources referenced on this guide.
Find Background Information on Japan and Other Asian Countries
Full-text, annual profiles and quarterly reports on most countries or regions of the world, from the Economist Intelligence Unit, concisely outline the current and historical, economic, social and political situation within each country. Forecasts, of 18-24 months, complement the analysis within Reports. Statistical tables, containing five-year ranges of data on issues such as manufacturing, fiscal policy and unemployment, supplement the text. The 132 profiles average 50-60 pages in length and are arranged regionally and alphabetically by country. Keyword searches and HTML formatting enable one to jump to desired data within a profile instantaneously.
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. (6 vols.) MSEL Gen Ref DS4 .L48 2002 Quarto
Encyclopedia of Asian History MSEL Gen Ref DS31.E531 1988 Quarto
Covers over 250 countries. Includes basic information about the constitution, government, legislature, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade, industry, transport and tourism for each country. Provides economic and demographic statistics and surveys of recent history that are particularly useful.
To browse available books on East Asian politics, use theAlphabetical Searchoption and set the search box toSubjects -- Library of Congress. Here are some examples:
The following is a selected list of monograph (i.e. book) series on politics of East Asia at JHU library:
Harvard East Asian Monographs Harvard East Asian Series Durham East Asia Series Cornell East Asia Series Comparative Asian Studies Japan Research Series Asian Studies Monograph Series
Each monograph series contains several to hundreds of individual books that pertain to the series title. To search for monograph series, use theAlphabetical Searchoption and set the search box toSeries Titles. For example:
