Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange features a range of primary source collections related to international relations between Asian countries and the West during the 19th century. These invaluable documents – many never before available – include government reports, diplomatic correspondence, periodicals, newspapers, treaties, trade agreements, NGO papers, and more, offering a detailed look at the inner workings of international relations.
Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange includes:
- British Foreign Office: Japan Correspondence, 1856-1905
- Dispatches from U.S. Consuls in Osaka and Hiogo (Kobe), Japan, 1868-1906
- Dispatches from U.S. Consuls in Seoul, Korea, 1886-1906
- Chinese Missionary Gleaner (1853-1859)
- History of the Philippine Insurrection Against the United States, 1899-1903, and Documents Relating to the War Department Project for Publishing of History, 1899-1903
- Missionary Files: Methodist, Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1846-1912 (China, Japan, Korea)
- Notes from the Korean Legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1883-1906
- Philippine Insurgent Records, 1896-1901, with Associated Records of the U.S. War Department, 1900-1906, 1896-1906
- And much more
Nineteenth Century Collections Online is the most ambitious scholarly digitization and publication program ever undertaken, providing full-text, fully searchable content from a wide range of primary sources. Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods.
Significance: This unmatched resource allows scholars to explore in great detail the history of British and U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy; Asian political, economic, and social affairs; the Philippine Insurrection; the Opium Wars; the Boxer Rebellion; missionary activity in Asia; and many other topics. Asia and the West also includes personal letters and diaries, offering first-hand accounts and revealing the human side of international politics, as well as nautical charts, maps, shipping ledgers, company records, and expedition and survey reports for more than a century of world history.
Structure: Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange is available on Gale’s cutting-edge research platform. This state-of-the-art platform was developed using our flexible Agile approach, incorporating user testing and feedback throughout the process to ensure that we are providing the features that scholars require — such as detailed subject indexing and metadata, textual analysis tools, personalized user accounts, and more — for research in the digital age.
Source: Documents were sourced from The National Archives, Kew, The National Archives, United States, and other international collections.
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American Civil War Battle of Trafalgar French Revolution Titanic Disaster Winston Churchill Outbreak of First World War assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Reparations Outbreak of Second World War German invasion of Poland 1948 Olympic Games in London Vietnam War Watergate Scandal First Man on the Moon Oil Crisis 1973 Margaret Thatcher Falklands War american civil war battle of trafalgar french revolution titanic churchill Archduke Franz Ferdinand reparations advanced search: Poland olympic games Vietnam in Text Nixon Watergate Moon Margaret Thatcher Falklands
American Civil War Battle of Trafalgar French Revolution Titanic Disaster Winston Churchill Outbreak of First World War assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Reparations Outbreak of Second World War German invasion of Poland 1948 Olympic Games in London Vietnam War Watergate Scandal First Man on the Moon Oil Crisis 1973 Margaret Thatcher Falklands War american civil war battle of trafalgar french revolution titanic churchill Archduke Franz Ferdinand reparations advanced search: Poland olympic games Vietnam in Text Nixon Watergate Moon Margaret Thatcher Falklands
American Civil War Battle of Trafalgar French Revolution Titanic Disaster Winston Churchill Outbreak of First World War assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Reparations Outbreak of Second World War German invasion of Poland 1948 Olympic Games in London Vietnam War Watergate Scandal First Man on the Moon Oil Crisis 1973 Margaret Thatcher Falklands War american civil war battle of trafalgar french revolution titanic churchill Archduke Franz Ferdinand reparations advanced search: Poland olympic games Vietnam in Text Nixon Watergate Moon Margaret Thatcher Falklands cell phones internet world wide web Cold war global terrorism Yugoslavia Gulf War Afghanistan East Timor George Bush Bill Clinton George W Bush Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair Olympics Savings and loan crisis Asian banking crisis dotcom bubble microsoft apple grunge hip-hop salmon rushdie
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Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
Missionary Foreign Office Britain London England United Kingdom UK U.S. United States China Korea Japan Consul Seol Osaka Hiogo Kobe Department of State Legation Correspondence War Department Foreign policy diplomacy maps ledgers company records international politics
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