East Asian studies

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East Asian studies
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese东亚研究
Traditional Chinese東亞研究
Korean name
Hangul동아시아학
Hanja東亞研究
Japanese name
Kanji東アジア研究
Kanaひがしあじあけんきゅう

East Asian studies is a multidisciplinary field of research and education on East Asia. The field includes the study of the region's culture, language, economics, history, and politics.[1][2][3]

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  1. "Sinological Shadows: The State of Modern China Studies in the United States," The Washington Quarterly (Spring 1980): 87-114, quote at p. 89.
  2. Judith Farquhar, James Hevia, "Culture and Postwar American Historiography of China," positions 1.2 (1993): 486-525; Andrew Gordon, “Rethinking Area Studies, Once More” The Journal of Japanese Studies 30. 2, (Summer 2004): 417-429.
  3. Hebert, David (2018). International Perspectives on Translation, Education, and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies. New York: Springer. ISBN 9783319684321, p.13