Source books

Source books typically contain collections of facsimiles or transcriptions of original documents on specific topics. You can often find relevant source books by searching the Library catalogue by keyword. Use keywords such as China history source* or China politics source*. Change country name as appropriate.

Newspapers

Times of India (1861-2003) (online)

Japan Times (1897 onwards) (microfilm and print)

Ren min ri bao = People's Daily (Beijing) (1950-1995) (microfilm)

To find other digitised historical newspapers, check the ICON website.

From the 1990s, newspapers from many countries are available on the Factiva database.

Translated newspaper articles and radio broadcasts from the period 1941 to 1996 are included in the Foreign Broadcast Information Service daily reports.

Archival Resources

An increasing amount of archival material is becoming available online. The UQ Library has purchased some important digital archival collections from Adam Matthew Publications.

Vietnam War and American Foreign Policy, 1960-1975
A digitised collection of documents from various sources.

Intelligence Reports from the National Security Council's Vietnam Information Group, 1967-1975

Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
Digitised documents relating to relations between Asian countries and the West, mostly from the 19th century.

China: Trade, politics and culture online 1793-1980
Digitised documents relating to the development of modern China.

Books

The Making of the Modern World
Digitised versions of books published from about 1450 to the early twentieth century which illustrate the economic and commercial development of the modern world. Contains many works relating to European commercial activity in Asia.