November 5, 2018, by Angela Shearsmith

On trial: Area Studies: India

We are pleased to announce that we are providing trial access to: Area Studies: India

This is a vital resource for the study of Empire, the British Raj, and the history, culture and literature of the Indian subcontinent from 1650-1942.

Highlights include:

The official and personal papers of Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, 1898-1905, from the India Office at the British Library
Rare printed works of colonial literature from India, 1650-1914, and volumes of travel writing from Indians travelling to the West
Indian Newspaper Reports c1868-1942 – weekly abstracts compiled by the India Office, summarising both English- and native-language newspapers from the British Raj

Collections included in this resource:

Colonial Discourses: Series Three: Colonial fiction, 1712-1933
Curzon, India and Empire: The papers of Lord Curzon (1859-1925) from the British Library, London
The Empire Writes Back: Part One: Indian views on Britain and Empire, 1810-1915, from the British Library, London
India During the Raj: Eyewitness Accounts: Diaries and related records describing life in India, 1712-1925
India in the Age of Empire: The Journals of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (1812-1881) from the Bodleian Library, Oxford
Indian Newspaper Reports, c. 1868-1942

The trial runs until 31st Dec 2018. Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.

Do let us know what you think. Please send your feedback to the Libraries Collections team: collections@nottingham.ac.uk

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