Research Guides: History: South & Central Asia: India, Pakistan, & Afghanistan: Overview

Background & Reference

Bibliography of Asian Studies (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Subjects pertaining to East, Southeast, & South Asia published worldwide from 1971-

A Companion to South Asia in the Past
Overview of research and knowledge about South Asia's past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, provided by a truly global team of experts.
A New History of India
Reviews all the eras in India's history.
Historical Dictionary of Pakistan
Covers its history through a dictionary, chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.
Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present
A colossal history of Afghanistan from its earliest organization into a coherent state up to its turbulent present.

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
World history from 1450-
Library Catalog - Advanced This link opens in a new window
A subset of Library Search that finds only materials owned by SMU Libraries, such as books, journals, movies, etc.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals

India, Raj and Empire This link opens in a new window
Documents the history of South Asia from 1615-1947
Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980 This link opens in a new window
British Foreign Office files about India, Pakistan, & Afghanistan
Historical Newspapers: The Times of India (1838-2019) This link opens in a new window
East India Company This link opens in a new window
India Office Records from 1599-1947
Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan 1834-1922: From Silk Road to Soviet Rule This link opens in a new window
Political and diplomatic history of Central Asia

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