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Library of Congress Asian collections : an illustrated guide
Title
Library of Congress Asian collections : an illustrated guide.
ISBN
0844409723
9780844409726
Published
Washington, DC : Library of Congress, 2000.
Physical Description
80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Variant and related titles
Asian collections.
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Also available via the Internet.
Online version: Library of Congress. Asian Division. Library of Congress Asian collections. Washington, DC : Library of Congress, 2000
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 26, 2000
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-80).
Contents
Introduction / Mya Thanda Poe
The World of Asian books
The Classical tradition
Chinese beginnings
Tales from the Yunnan Woods
The Diplomat and the Dalai Lama
The Japanese world
Korean classics
Homer on the Ganges
White whales and Bugis books
Barangays, friars, and "The mild sway of justice"
The Theravada tradition
The Southern Mandarins
Modern Asia
East Asia
Inner Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Publications on the Asian Collections.
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