Modern South Asia: 1750 to the Present
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) Librarian: Paul Hoffman ( ) Created by: Sydnae Steinhart |
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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
Word Search
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
By Country
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