Law and Colonial Society in British India

Professor: Rachel Sturman
Librarian: Paul Hoffman

Created by: Sydnae Steinhart 

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

Colonialism and India
Law and India
Colonial India
Hindu Law
Hindu Marriage
Islamic Law

Call Number Searching

India

DS 401 - DS 486

Law-India

KPN34
KNS
KNU

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

Asia - Periodicals

South Asia - Periodicals

By Country

India - Periodicals

Special Collections and Archives

Great Britain- India Office
East India (progress and condition, 4 Vols.
Alpha Folio HC 431.A5

Websites

Ames Library of South Asia

British Library

Digital South Asia Library

Project South Asia

University of Chicago/ Library Projects on South Asia

Sarai (South Asia Resource Access on the Internet)

Manas: History & Politics of India

South Asia Resources

South Asian History