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Use these subject headings to find books about China - this is not an exhaustive list!

Ebook Collections and Bibliographies

Use these ebook collections, which contain books of interest to Chinese history (some of these have Chinese language interface and contents).

Chinamaxx Digital Libraries Chinamaxx houses the world’s largest and most complete database on Chinese publications. It has a collection of Chinese literature. The greatest proportion of the holdings are books published since 1949 and a few are from earlier years; Classified using the CLC (Chinese Library Classification) system, it includes 22 main classes and 52 sub-classes covering all academic disciplines. This rich and scholarly content lays emphasis on Social Sciences and Humanities to attend interests on China study, enhance research project and facilitate paper writing. NOTE: UVic has purchased a collection of 300 titles.
Oxford Bibliographies Online - China
Si Ku Quan Shu 漢リポ Kanseki Repository Si Ku Quan Shu（四库全书）is the main collection of Chinese pre-modern texts from antiquity up to 18th Century. It includes more than 3,400 Chinese works in the fields of classics, history, philosophy and literature. This collection was a 15-year project (1773-1782) compiled under the edict of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty. The full-text database is based on the Wenyuange (文渊阁) edition. You can search the Chinese characters in the system with the support of useful tools like the Ancient Character Dictionary and the Calendar conversion.
China Digital Library - TRIAL Collects most book resources, all kinds and levels of newspapers and Yearbooks, pictures, and special resources on the founding of People’s Republic of China. Some ebook categories include international economics, international economic relations, economic of China, Deng Xiaoping’s works, Mao Zedong’s works, history and criticism of Chinese literature, international relations, and diplomacy of China.

Find the Regional Histories

Use these subject headings to locate books about regional histories of China.