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History 316 - Modern East Asia

Using Memoirs for Asian History

The list of memoirs in the two documents below, one for East Asia and the other for Southeast Asia, not only provide a sample bibliography of memoirs, but in this course-related format suggests how memoirs can be grouped for curricular purposes of classroom presentations.   They were compiled by Dr. Margaret Bodemer for courses in Modern East Asia and Modern Southeast Asia History courses.

List of Memoirs for East Asia

List of Memoirs for Southeast Asia