South Asia Sources - Recommended resources from Professor Dasgupta
Here is a short list of where to find more South Asia resources
1. A source for scholarly journal articles: South Asia : journal of South Asian studies . To see all the articles in this journal, click on the link to get to the main item page for the journal. Then scroll down to the tab marked "holdings". The link will take you to the journal home page where you can browse or search for articles.
2. A source for finding primary materials (for more information about primary sources, see the primary sources tab on the top menu).
South Asia Open Archives The South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) | Print collection contains over thirty thousand (30,000!) digitized print items. These items include newspapers, serials, and journals; colonial reports, censuses, and government documents; works of art, history, and literature; studies in economics, politics, and social structure; reference works, dictionaries, and so much more!
3. A list of other important books and articles all about South Asia. This list is a physical folio and is stored in our ARS. To check it out just request it from the link page and it will be pulled and held for you.
South Asia : A bibliography for undergraduate libraries
Below are links to two books recommended by the instructor.
Modern South Asia by ISBN: 9780415307864Publication Date: 2003-12-17Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, this edition of Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. After sketching the pre-modern history of the sub-continent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries.
India and South Asia by ISBN: 9781851682379Publication Date: 2002-01-01Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture and identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan mountains. With coverage not only of India, but also of Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, this book surveys nearly 5000 years, from the early settlers of prehistory to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the Tamil Tiger conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on the last 200 years.
