Books & Ebooks on China
In SFCC Library most book on Chinese history have the call number 951 Winborrow allows you to borrow books from GU, Whitworth and Idaho colleges. SFCC Book & Video Catalog
Cambridge History of China Volumes 1-15Call Number: EbookPublication Date: variousSee REGIONAL history for a list of volumes by title
Thirteen ebooks are comprehensive, detailed but not current. Volume 15 covers through 1982.
Han DynastyCall Number: eBookFrom: Eras / Life in the Ancient World, 10,000 BCE - 500 CE. Short articles on domestic life, recreation, economic activity and intellectural thought.
Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC-AD 220 by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780521243278Publication Date: 1986Includes a chapter on the fall of the Han Dynasty
Trade and Expansion in Han China by Call Number: 382.093 Y9TISBN: 9780520013742Publication Date: 1967
Dynastic ChinaCall Number: EbookFrom: Eras / Life in the Medieval World, 500 CE - 1400 CE. Includes articles on food, housing, clothes, recreation and other apects of daily living in Dynastic China.
History of China by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780313002410Publication Date: 2001A readable outline of Chinese history. A much better bet than most internet resources.
China: A Country Study.Call Number: Ebook also in PRINT 951 C441Publication Date: 1987Outline of Chinese history but dated information on modern China.
Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Call Number: 950 WEATHERISBN: 9780307407160Publication Date: 2011"Surprisingly, old Genghis himself seems to have been impressed enough by the leadership abilities of his womenfolk to want to reward some of them with pieces of his vast empire. At least four of his daughters became queens of their own countries, exercising power over their courts, their armies, and, of course, their families." Margaret Flanagan, c. 2010 Booklist
Growing up in the People's Republic by Call Number: 951.056 YEISBN: 1403969965Publication Date: 2005
Chinese Civil War, 1945-1949 by Call Number: 951.042 LYNCHISBN: 9781841766713Publication Date: 2002Out of the ashes of Imperial China arose two new contenders to lead a reformed nation; the Chinese Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang, and the Chinese Communist Party. In 1927, the inevitable clash between these two political parties led to a bitter civil war that would last for 23 years, through World War II and into the Cold War period.
China in and Beyond the Headlines by Call Number: 951.06 CHINA 2012Publication Date: 2012Current changes in China- Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC-AD 220 by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780521243278Publication Date: 1986Current changes in China
Articles Online
- History Journal Articles OnlineSeveral databases list full-text history articles from magazines and journals. Articles not available full-text may be requested free via interlibrary loan
- Interlibrary LoanRequest books and articles from other libraries.
- Citing your sourcesChicago Style
- Ancient and Medieval History Online This link opens in a new windowSelect Ancient and Medieval Asia: 3000 BCE to 1600 CE
- "China." Encyclopædia Britannica.Online Academic Edition.Overview article
Academic Websites
- Asia since 1900 - Fordham UniversitySection of select China websites
- East Asian History Sourcebook - FordhamPrimary documents for Asian history
Modern China
- Japan and China: The Unforgotten War Views from both sides of East Asia's historical conflictFrontline PBS links to video
- National Security Archive. George Washington UniversityA search for China finds documents released by the government.
- Red Color News SoldierAn exhibit of photos taken during the cultural revolution.
