East Asian Studies

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  1. MT (MicroThesaurus): subset of a thesaurus, usually containing terms from a subject area narrower than the scope of the whole thesaurus;
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72 Geography

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The Chinese Library at Luiss

On June, 15th 2018, Luiss, Renmin University of China and The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China signed a Trilateral agreement for the creation of the Chinese Library.

Furnished with typical Chinese elements, the Chinese Library is located in the Political Science Room given the topics of the books already available in this room: History, Politics, Philosophy and International relations. The initiative has the objective of creating a cultural center for the promotion and development of multilateral relations.

More specifically, the goals are:

  1. To promote and facilitate intercultural exchange between China and Italy encouraging dialogue, spreading knowledge, and fostering integration between the Luiss Community and the Asian world.
  2. To create a physical place to promote the cultural connection between the two Countries.
  3. To develop a print and digital collection which will support both research and cultural activities.

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