Subject Guides
Guide Contents
Useful subject headings
China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989
China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002
Students -- China -- Political activity
College students -- China -- Beijing -- Biography
Student movements -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century
News-related Databases
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Access World NewsFull text of regional and local newspapers for all US states and international sources.
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World News Connection ArchiveTranslations of international news sources, including newspapers, radio and television broadcasts, etc that were compiled from the CIA's JPRS and and FBIS programs. Covers 1995-2013.
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New York Times, 1851-2019 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. For more recent coverage, use our Journal Title search.
General Databases
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ARTstorDigital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. For assistance, contact Emily Creo.
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Bibliography of Asian StudiesContains records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Thousands of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources that can be cross-searched.
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
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International Historical Statistics, 1750-2010This database provides key economic and social indicators for the last 260 years gathered from a multitude of statistical sources.
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U.S. Declassified Documents OnlineThis collection is made up of U.S. government documents obtained from presidential libraries. These libraries receive declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others.
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Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993This digital collection reviews U.S.-China relations in the post-Cold War Era, and analyzes the significance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, China’s human rights issues, and resumption of World Bank loans to China in July 1990.
