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AMES 415K: Interethnic Intimacies: Finding Books & E-Books

Research guide for Dr. Aimee Kwon's Duke Kunshan course, spring 2016

Use subject headings & keywords to find relevant books

In the Library's online catalog search by subject heading to find books and films on your topic. Examples

Orientalism - as subject heading / Asians in motion pictures - as subject heading / Nanjing - as subject heading / 
Collective memory - East Asia - as subject heading / Memorialization - as subject heading / Archiving Asia - as keywords/anywhere / "Blade Runner" - as keywords/anywhere

E-Books about Shanghai

Click here to see the e-books specifically about Shanghai available to you with your netID.  Click on the Get it @ Duke button with each title to begin reading.  Here are just of the few of the titles:

Finding and using ebooks

As you search the library catalog for books, you will find lots of ebooks (see below). Click on the  button to access the book online. 

For help using ebooks, refer  to the library's getting started guide to reading, downloading, and using ebooks.

More in depth information about print limits, transferring to mobile devices, online reading and special features is available on this comprehensive eBook guide.

E-Books on class topics

Print Books in the Duke Kunshan Library

Dr. Andrew Field's Chinese Book Collection

Dr. Andrew Field, the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, has donated to the Library over 200 Chinese books from his personal collection.  The subjects of the books range from Chinese history, through Chinese culture and society, to Chinese arts, literature, and music.