Law and Colonial Society in British India
Professor: Rachel Sturman
Librarian: Paul Hoffman
Created by: Sydnae Steinhart
- Reference Books
- Subject Search
- Word Search
- Call Number Search
- Online Indexes / Databases
- Periodicals
- Special Collections and Archives
- Websites
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 a reference librarian.
Reference Books
By Region
Asia
- The Cambridge encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives, 376-378
- Ref DS334.9 .C36 1989
- Encyclopedia of Asian History, 2: 411-414
- Ref DS31 E53 1988
By Country
Great Britain
- Hansards Parliamentary Debates, 622 Vols. (primary source)
- Main J301 .H22
General
- Annual Register of World Events (primary source)
- Ref D2 A7
- Encyclopedia Britanica
- Ref AE5 E363 2002
- Oxford Companion to Law
- Ref K48 W34
Subject Search
- British-India
- India-History-British-Occupation-1765-1947
- Law-Asia
- Law-India
- Law-India-History
- Constitutional-Law-India
- India Politics And Government 1919 1947
- Hindu Law
- Islamic Law
Word Search
Call Number Searching
India
Law-India
Online Indexes / Databases
- Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
- Historical Abstracts
- Nineteenth Century
- World Cat
- May find individual laws, tracts or pamphlets and parts of codes from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Periodicals Owned By Bowdoin
By Region
By Country
Special Collections and Archives
- Great Britain- India Office
East India (progress and condition, 4 Vols. - Alpha Folio HC 431.A5