Brief Description
Cites and annotates more than 10,000 dissertations on China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, and the overseas Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan communities completed primarily between 1976 and 1990, with more than half not listed in Dissertation Abstracts International.
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The development of Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan Studies in the West since World War II has been accompanied by a dramatic growth in the number of doctoral degrees awarded for research concerned with the countries and civilizations of East Asia. In many cases, the dissertations written for these degrees offer a wealth of specialized information and reflect changing trends in scholarship. And, as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan have become increasingly important on the world scene economically and politically, these dissertations have likewise become more significant to researchers. This bibliography includes annotated entries for over 10,000 dissertations on China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, and the overseas Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan communities completed between 1976 and 1990, with more than half of these not cited in "Dissertation Abstracts International." The volume provides a broad picture of doctoral research on China and Inner Asia, with coverage of dissertations in the social and natural sciences, the arts and humanities, education, theology, and the major professions, including law, medicine, and architecture.
While nearly half of the dissertations cited have been submitted to educational institutions in the United States more than 5000 entries represent research completed in 39 other countries. Slightly more than 70% of the dissertations focus almost entirely on China, the Chinese, or Inner Asia. But every effort has also been made to include those works which examine China and Inner Asia more broadly in relation to other regions and cultures. Each entry provides full bibliographic information, citations to one or two of the author's published thesis abstracts, and an indication of the availability of copies. This material is accompanied by a brief descriptive annotation of the scope, contents, objective, and relevance of the dissertation. The entries are classified and grouped together in topical chapters, and the volume includes a detailed table of contents, thousands of cross-references, and three extensive indexes to facilitate its use. Since many of the dissertations are unavailable from UMI, an appendix provides a detailed guide for obtaining copies of these works.
Review Quotes
1. ..."an important milestone in mapping the field."-Asiatische Studien
2. "The book is a meticulously compiled reference work...a resource for study and reflection on the past and future state of the fields of China and Inner Asia."-Intl Association of Orientalist Librarian IAOL
3. "Frank Shulman has been compiling bibliographies of East Asian dissertations for so long now that he knows the business inside out, and it shows in this superb reference work."-Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
4. ..."without question belong[s] in the reference collection of every major university research library. Graduate students and other researchers will want to consult it for its comprehensive coverage, informative commentary and user-friendliness."-Pacific Affairs
5. "Doctoral Dissertations on China and on Inner Asia, 1976-1990 tells us a great deal about the nature of China study, and the tremendous amount of research and knowledge that has already been produced. For all of us in the field, we must congratulate Frank Shulman and his associates for their great efforts to make known these achievements."-JESHO
6. "[P]rovides comprehensive coverage of foreign dissertations, descriptive content notes, translated titles, citation to abstracts in DAI, and availability information for more than 10,000 works cited. [M]ajor academic and research libraries with significant activity in Central and East Asian studies will find it a unique and essential resource."-Choice
7. "Brings to light the scope and richness of fifteen years of graduate studies in China and Inner Asia. The book is a meticulously compiled reference work by one of our most eminent bibliographers....Shulman's high professional standards are obvious in the clarity of organization and in the concise descriptions in the annotations. Perhaps the best indication of his bibliographic talent is the cross-referencing throughout the book."-H-NET Book Review
8. "This impressive bibliographical work, while aimed primarily at those specializing in China, Mongolia, and Tibet, is also useful for Southeast Asianists....The book's table of contents is broken down into numerous categories and sub-categories, allowing the reader to locate topics of interest with little difficulty. There is also a straight alphabetical index to the various topics. Another helpful feature is that references are also provided for monographs based on or derived from the dissertations, such publications being generally more accessible that the unpublished academic work."-Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
9. "This bibliographical guide is of immense assistance to those beginning their doctoral research and writing as well as to those looking for a new topic of research. By consulting this guide, one can quickly and conveniently compile a list of relevant theses related to the general topic of interest for the investgator....We are grateful for the toil and sustained effort made by Shulman and his associates to complete this wonderful bibliographical guide....Serious scholars will use this guide to become aware of the prodigious work that already has been produced in Chinese and Inner Asia studies as well as to pose those questions that still demand our attention."-The China Quarterly
10. ..."without question belongÝs¨ in the reference collection of every major university research library. Graduate students and other researchers will want to consult it for its comprehensive coverage, informative commentary and user-friendliness."-Pacific Affairs
11. "ÝP¨rovides comprehensive coverage of foreign dissertations, descriptive content notes, translated titles, citation to abstracts in DAI, and availability information for more than 10,000 works cited. ÝM¨ajor academic and research libraries with significant activity in Central and East Asian studies will find it a unique and essential resource."-Choice
12. ?...an important milestone in mapping the field.??Asiatische Studien
13. ?...an important milestone in mapping the field.?-Asiatische Studien
14. ?The book is a meticulously compiled reference work...a resource for study and reflection on the past and future state of the fields of China and Inner Asia.?-Intl Association of Orientalist Librarian IAOL
15. ?Frank Shulman has been compiling bibliographies of East Asian dissertations for so long now that he knows the business inside out, and it shows in this superb reference work.?-Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
16. ?...without question belong[s] in the reference collection of every major university research library. Graduate students and other researchers will want to consult it for its comprehensive coverage, informative commentary and user-friendliness.?-Pacific Affairs
17. ?Doctoral Dissertations on China and on Inner Asia, 1976-1990 tells us a great deal about the nature of China study, and the tremendous amount of research and knowledge that has already been produced. For all of us in the field, we must congratulate Frank Shulman and his associates for their great efforts to make known these achievements.?-JESHO
18. ?[P]rovides comprehensive coverage of foreign dissertations, descriptive content notes, translated titles, citation to abstracts in DAI, and availability information for more than 10,000 works cited. [M]ajor academic and research libraries with significant activity in Central and East Asian studies will find it a unique and essential resource.?-Choice
19. ?Brings to light the scope and richness of fifteen years of graduate studies in China and Inner Asia. The book is a meticulously compiled reference work by one of our most eminent bibliographers....Shulman's high professional standards are obvious in the clarity of organization and in the concise descriptions in the annotations. Perhaps the best indication of his bibliographic talent is the cross-referencing throughout the book.?-H-NET Book Review
20. ?Painstakingly compiled over a 22-year period, this latest bibliography by Shulman continues his fine earlier works....It is truly a comprehensive and multidisciplinary bibliographic guide covering arts and humanities, social sciences, education, theology, law, medicine, architecture, and natural science....[A] compilation of this magnitude brings together a substantial body of China-related dissertations for researchers, students and librarians, and is a significant contribution. It is an indispensable reference for any higher institution with Asian studies programs.?-American Reference Books Annual
21. ?This impressive bibliographical work, while aimed primarily at those specializing in China, Mongolia, and Tibet, is also useful for Southeast Asianists....The book's table of contents is broken down into numerous categories and sub-categories, allowing the reader to locate topics of interest with little difficulty. There is also a straight alphabetical index to the various topics. Another helpful feature is that references are also provided for monographs based on or derived from the dissertations, such publications being generally more accessible that the unpublished academic work.?-Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
22. ?This bibliographical guide is of immense assistance to those beginning their doctoral research and writing as well as to those looking for a new topic of research. By consulting this guide, one can quickly and conveniently compile a list of relevant theses related to the general topic of interest for the investgator....We are grateful for the toil and sustained effort made by Shulman and his associates to complete this wonderful bibliographical guide....Serious scholars will use this guide to become aware of the prodigious work that already has been produced in Chinese and Inner Asia studies as well as to pose those questions that still demand our attention.?-The China Quarterly
23. ?This volume includes 10,293 dissertations from 40 countries on China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, and overseas Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan communities round the world....Nearly 50% of them were submitted to American institutions, and fully 51% have never been cited in Disseration Abstracts International, which we often think of (wishfully) as being complete....The entries are logically and conviently classified under forty-eight main subject headings and hundreds of subheadings; there are thousands of cross-references as well....This book is the product of twenty years of the most painstaking effort, carried out with a single-minded dedication and tenacious pursuit of detail that will seem quite incredible to those who do not know Mr. Shulman....[A] work that is as close to definitive as a reference book can possible be; it is truly a bibliography of record.?-Journal of East Asian Libraries
24. .,."an important milestone in mapping the field."-Asiatische Studien
25. .,."without question belong[s] in the reference collection of every major university research library. Graduate students and other researchers will want to consult it for its comprehensive coverage, informative commentary and user-friendliness."-Pacific Affairs
26. "Painstakingly compiled over a 22-year period, this latest bibliography by Shulman continues his fine earlier works....It is truly a comprehensive and multidisciplinary bibliographic guide covering arts and humanities, social sciences, education, theology, law, medicine, architecture, and natural science....[A] compilation of this magnitude brings together a substantial body of China-related dissertations for researchers, students and librarians, and is a significant contribution. It is an indispensable reference for any higher institution with Asian studies programs."-American Reference Books Annual
27. "This volume includes 10,293 dissertations from 40 countries on China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, and overseas Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan communities round the world....Nearly 50% of them were submitted to American institutions, and fully 51% have never been cited in Disseration Abstracts International, which we often think of (wishfully) as being complete....The entries are logically and conviently classified under forty-eight main subject headings and hundreds of subheadings; there are thousands of cross-references as well....This book is the product of twenty years of the most painstaking effort, carried out with a single-minded dedication and tenacious pursuit of detail that will seem quite incredible to those who do not know Mr. Shulman....[A] work that is as close to definitive as a reference book can possible be; it is truly a bibliography of record."-Journal of East Asian Libraries
