Research Guides: EALC : East Asian Languages and Cultures: Background Information

Getting Started

Routledge Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Includes so many good books: Contemporary Japan, Japanese Foreign Policy, Japanese Media, Gender and Japanese Culture, Modern Korean History, Korean Culture and Society, Memory and Reconciliation, Revolutionary China, Environmental Policy in China....
Cambridge Companions Online This link opens in a new window
Online version of the Cambridge Companions; offers introductions to major writers, artists, topics and periods within the fields of literature, classics, philosophy, religion and culture.
Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
Specifically - Chinese Studies.
Very Short Introductions [Oxford] This link opens in a new window
Modern China, Modern Japan, Korea, Chinese Literature, Cultural Revolution, Mao, Confucianism, Tibetan Buddhism, and others.
Mango Languages This link opens in a new window Online learning tool for 60+ languages; self-paced tutorials to practice reading, listening & speaking. Includes both modern languages several ancient languages (Koine & ancient Greek, Latin & Biblical Hebrew) . Also includes specialty courses (e.g. food & wine in French, Arab etiquette). Create an account with your Smith email address to track your progress.

English Translations of Korean Literature published before 2001 Best collection of information on English translations of Korean literature, compiled by Brother Anthony.
Japanese Literature in Translation Use this database to find out if a translation of a particular book or story has already been published.
Modern Chinese Literature and Cultural Resource Center Contains back issues of the journal Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, as well as bibliographies and other resources on Chinese literature.
[Chinese] Contemporary Literature Database (National Central Library, Taiwan)
English Translations of Korean Literature (Brother Anthony's home page)

Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
CJKV-English Dictionary Designed for use with pre-modern texts, from Zhou dynasty materials to 19th-century writings in China, Korea and Japan. Includes information on Chinese terminology derived from Confucianism, Daoism, secular literature, poetry, and historical works.
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new window Unabridged bilingual dictionaries for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese & Arabic, with native speaker audio pronunciation.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Specifically: A Dictionary of Chinese Literature, Dictionary of Asian Mythology, Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation, Benezit Dictionary of Asian Artists,

Dictionary of Literary Biography [Gale] This link opens in a new window Lengthy literary biographies by recognized literary scholars and critics, covering past & present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.
CountryWatch 1993+ This link opens in a new window Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data.