Library Research Guides: EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES &amp; CULTURES: Context & Overviews

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Selected Reference Materials in East Asian Studies

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Call Number: Clapp Ref DS4 .L48 2002
Encyclopedia of Asian History
Call Number: Clapp Ref DS 31 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre
Call Number: Clapp Ref PN2860 .E53 2007
The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature
ISBN: 9780231113144

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