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The Digital Library of South Asia, at the University of Chicago, has just mounted a digital version of Schwartzberg's invaluable historical atlas [Schwartzberg, Joseph E. A Historical Atlas of South Asia. 2nd impression, with additional material. New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. S
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/

Self description "The maps included in this database are from the Special Collections of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library. The Antique Maps of China collection includes more than 230 maps, charts, pictures, books and atlases. It represents almost all samples of China maps
http://lbxml.ust.hk/mp/main.html

China section of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Includes country maps, city maps, detailed maps o fspecific areas, thematic maps e g ethnolinguistic, industry and military maps, and historical maps. Mainly maps of P.R. of China, but also a section of Taiwan maps.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html

General information and news on China. Sections include: Travel, Living in China, Archaeology, Film, Learning Chinese, Chinatown, Suppliers, Business, Government, Education, Environment Culture, Women, Books & Magazines, Sports, Health, Entertainment. Also available in French, German, Japanese, Ru
http://www.china.org.cn/

A gateway to information on China is managed by nfoPacific Development Inc. Canada and Kompass (China) Information Service Co. Ltd. Contains news, data and links to information on China's geography, government, laws and regulations, trade and investments, culture art, entertainment, travel informati
http://www.chinatoday.com/

This series of profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/list.html

University department conducting teaching and research in geography and publishing the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (SJTG). Main research areas are: * cultural and heritage landscapes and tourism * globalisation and related economic and socio-cultural implications * interacti
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/geog/about1.htm

• Includes an updated electronic version of Robert Cribb?s landmark Historical Atlas of Indonesia. • JPEG images plus text for over 50 maps suitable for use in class-room teaching (e.g. in Powerpoint presentations). • Over 300 maps output as high-resolution EPS files suitable for royalty-free rep
http://www.niaspress.dk/asian_studies_bookshop/detail.asp?ID=Digital%20Atlas%20o...

Thesis (2006) This essay seeks to explore the societal institution of caste from a socio-spatial perspective. The focus is on everyday routine of individuals and on the places this routine is connected with. A special interest is the access that different people have to different places. For this pu
http://www.diva-portal.org/diva/getDocument?urn_nbn_se_kau_diva-429-1__fulltext....

A sample full-text article, from the journal Education About Asia, by Chris Drake, Professor of Geography at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia on the increasing significance of Indonesia globally from a geographical perspective. Study areas covered include: economics, ecology, and culture
http://www.aasianst.org/EAA/drake.htm