ASIA 691H: Asian Studies Honors Thesis Seminar
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Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Davis Reference DS4 .L48 2002 (6 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Asian Culture
Davis Reference DS12 .E53 1999
China Today: an Encyclopedia of Life in the People's Republic
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
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ArchiveGrid
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