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Asian Studies 256/ History 261
Modern South Asia: 1750 to the Present

Professor: Rachel Sturman
Librarian: Sydnae Steinhart

Sections of this guide:

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to instruct and assist the Asian Studies/ History student in finding appropriate and important resources for course needs, independent study and honors projects.

For general research strategies, please refer to the Getting Started pages. The Getting Started pages explain a basic research strategy and provide information on citing resources, evaluating web sites and obtaining materials from outside of the library.

Whenever you have any questions about your research, feel free to consult with Sydnae Steinhart at ssteinhar@bowdoin.edu or x3459.

Reference Books

By Region

Area Handbooks
GovDoc D101.22:550
 
The Cambridge encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives
Ref DS334.9 .C36 1989
 
Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture
Ref DS33 .C63 2000
 
Cultural Atlas of India : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
Ref DS421 .J6 1996
 
Encyclopedia of Asian History
Ref DS31 E53 1988
 
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Ref DS4 .L48 2002
 
South Asia [Regional Survey-Europa Publications]
Ref DS331.S6518 2004 v.1

By Country

Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh
Ref DS394.5 .B39
Historical Dictionary of India
Ref DS405 .M27
Historical Dictionary of Nepal
Ref DS494.5 .S58
Historical Dictionary of Pakistan
Ref DS382 .B87 (includes EBook)
Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Ref DS489.5 .S33

Subject Search

South Asia - History
 
India - History
 

Word Search

South Asia and Imperialism
 
Imperialism - India
 

Call Number Searching

South Asia

DS335 - DS341
Bangladesh
DS393 - DS396
Bhutan
DS491.5 - DS492.9
India
DS 401 - DS 486
Nepal
DS 493 - DS 495.8
Pakistan
DS376 - DS392
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
DS488 - DS489
Tibet (China)
DS785

Online Indexes / Databases

Academic Search Premier
 
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
 
Historical Abstracts
 
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
 
JSTOR - Asian Studies
 

Periodicals Owned By Bowdoin

By Region

Asia - Periodicals
 
South Asia - Periodicals
 

By Country

India - Periodicals
 
Cambodia - Periodicals
 

Websites

Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
 
Background Notes
 
Country Study
 
Digital South Asia Library
 
East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
 
Portals to the World-By Country-websites selected by the Library of Congress
 
Sarai (South Asia Resource Access on the Internet)
 
South Asia Net
 
Manas: History & Politics of India
 
Indian Census
 
South Asian History
 
South Asia Language Resource Center
 
South Asian Diaspora
 
South Asia Resources