Description
of Collection
Content description
Monographs:Approximately 4,500 volumes, virtually all in Western languages. Periodicals: Approximately ??? titles, ?? of which are current subscriptions
History and development
From 1968 until 1991 there was a Centre for South-East Asian Studies at the University of Kent. There was a strong focus on the study of the region and there was a special annual allocation for library materials relating to the area. Because of changes to the organisation of the University the Centre of South-East Asian Studies was disbanded in 1991 and teaching staff drawn back to their academic departments. Within some departments - notably Anthropology - there remains a strong interest in the region. Monographs are stlii purchased, though on a smaller scale, and some periodical subscriptions are current.
Strengths
The main areas of strength are: History (c.3,000 volumes); Economics (c. 350 volumes); Anthropology (c.300 volumes); politics (c. 300 volumes) Sociology (c.300 volumes); Religion (c. 200 volumes) and Law (c.100 volumes)
General arrangement and access regulations
South-East Asian material is dispersed throughout the Library classified within the Library of Congress classified sequence. Apart from some rare items which are housed within the Special Collections area of the Library, all material is on open access.
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Subjects of the
Collection
Regions of AsiaSouth East Asia. CountriesBrunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam. SubjectsAgriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Communication and media, Development, Economics, Education, Environmental sciences, Geography, History, Human rights, Industries, International relations, Law, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Politics and government, Recreation, Religion, Sociology, Travel, Women. Languages as linguistic focusEnglish. |
