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Maps, Territory, and Power in Asia, Hist 2892/ASNS2892: Sample searches

Sample searches

To get us started, 2 books in Compass:

Lust, commerce, and corruption (online); (print version)

With Commodore Perry to Japan


Replace "Japan" with the words or phrases relevant to your topic.

japan AND (map OR maps OR atlas*)

japan AND travel*

Geopolitical names in subject headings

  • China
  • Hong Kong (China)
  • Japan
  • Korea [use for "works on Korea for the pre-1948 period, including the period under Allied occupation, as well as South Korea and North Korea, collectively, for the post-1948 period"]
  • Macau (China: Special Administrative Region)
  • Mongolia
  • Korea (North) [use for works on North Korea, 1948-present]
  • Korea (South) [use for works on South Korea, 1948-present]
  • Taiwan