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The following reading lists are recommended material for for family historians interested in Europeans in India, Burma and Asian territories up to 1947.
Material for family historians interested in Europeans and Anglo-Indians in India, Burma and Asian territories up to 1947.
 
The titles listed in this bibliography range from books to direct research efforts, directories on CD which may show where an ancestor was living in a particular year, to a wealth of background reading which will aid understanding of an ancestor's life and work in India and South Asia.


The titles listed in this bibliography range from books to direct research efforts, directories on CD which may show where an ancestor was living in a particular year, out-of-print titles available for reading online, to a wealth of background reading which will aid understanding of an ancestor's life and work in India and South Asia.


===Arrangement of the reading lists===
===Arrangement of the reading lists===


Items are grouped by broad subject categories. Each entry has a short annotation. Titles which were reviewed in ''The Journal of the Families in British India Society'' will have a link to the full review in the [http://members.fibis.org/ Members Only Section]. [http://shop.fibis.org/ The FIBIS Bookshop] may also provide other reviews.
Items are grouped by broad subject categories shown at the bottom of this page. Each entry has a short annotation. To read titles  reviewed in older issues of ''The Journal of the Families in British India Society'' see [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=FIBIS_Journals FIBIS Journals].
 


===Obtaining titles from the reading lists===
===Obtaining titles from the reading lists===


It is possible that various titles may be available in more than one edition or format, and for this reason ISBNs are not listed.
Many items can be purchased through the [http://www.shop.fibis.org/ The FIBIS Bookshop]. Rare and out-of-print titles may be sought through [http://www.abebooks.com AbeBooks], which provides a meta-search of antiquarian and second-hand bookshops around the world.


Most items can be purchased through the FIBIS Bookshop. Rare and out-of-print titles may be sought through [http://www.abebooks.com AbeBooks], which provides a meta-search of antiquarian and second-hand bookshops around the world.
Many of the titles may be available at a local public library. If not in stock, the library may offer an inter-library loan service. [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat] may help in identifying the closest holding library (NB it is not necessary to register to use WorldCat's search facility).


Many of the titles may be available at a local public library. If not in stock, the library may offer an inter-library loan service. [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat] will help in identifying the closest holding library (NB it is not necessary to register to use WorldCat's search facility).  People based in Australia may prefer to use [http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/apps/kss Libraries Australia]
It is possible that various titles may be available in more than one edition or format, and for this reason ISBNs are not listed.


A few very old titles may be digitized and thus downloadable from sites such as  [http://books.google.com/ GoogleBooks].
===Contributing to the reading lists===


Reviews of relevant, well-written, authoritative titles are welcomed. Please read [[Guidelines for contributing to the Recommended Reading Lists | the guidelines]] before making a contribution.  Reviews should be directed to [[User:EleanorNeil | Eleanor]].




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Latest revision as of 21:06, 26 March 2012

Material for family historians interested in Europeans and Anglo-Indians in India, Burma and Asian territories up to 1947.

The titles listed in this bibliography range from books to direct research efforts, directories on CD which may show where an ancestor was living in a particular year, out-of-print titles available for reading online, to a wealth of background reading which will aid understanding of an ancestor's life and work in India and South Asia.

Arrangement of the reading lists

Items are grouped by broad subject categories shown at the bottom of this page. Each entry has a short annotation. To read titles reviewed in older issues of The Journal of the Families in British India Society see FIBIS Journals.

Obtaining titles from the reading lists

Many items can be purchased through the The FIBIS Bookshop. Rare and out-of-print titles may be sought through AbeBooks, which provides a meta-search of antiquarian and second-hand bookshops around the world.

Many of the titles may be available at a local public library. If not in stock, the library may offer an inter-library loan service. WorldCat may help in identifying the closest holding library (NB it is not necessary to register to use WorldCat's search facility).

It is possible that various titles may be available in more than one edition or format, and for this reason ISBNs are not listed.

Contributing to the reading lists

Reviews of relevant, well-written, authoritative titles are welcomed. Please read the guidelines before making a contribution. Reviews should be directed to Eleanor.

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