The Oriental Collection at Peshawar University
A review of the Oriental Collection at Peshawar University Working at Peshawar University libraries has been one of the most refreshing research experiences I have…
Tag Archives: South Asia
The Dr. Iqbal Mujaddidi Collection at Punjab University
A review of the Dr. Iqbal Mujaddidi Collection at Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan For scholars of Islam in South Asia and Afghanistan, the Iqbal Mujaddidi…
New season, new editor for South Asian Studies on Dissertation Reviews
We are pleased to welcome a new South Asian Studies Field Editor to Dissertation Reviews: Bérénice Guyot-Réchard (University of Cambridge). We bid a very fond…
Landscaping India: From Colony to Postcolony
A review of Landscaping India: From Colony to Postcolony, by Sandeep Banjeree. How did colonialism create and sustain its spatial hegemony in British India? How…
The South Asian Diaspora in Australia
A review of Camels, Ships, Trains: Translation Across the ‘Indian Archipelago’ 1860-1930, by Samia Khatun. Samia Khatun’s remarkable PhD dissertation, Camels, Ships, Trains: Translation Across…
Four Fields Return this Week on Dissertation Reviews
Four of our most popular series return this week on Dissertation Reviews: Print and Media Cultures, Southeast Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and Performance Studies….
Hitting the Archives This Summer?
Will you be doing archival research on topics Islamic or related to the Islamic world this summer? Before heading out, be sure to brush up…
War & Famine in Late Colonial Bengal
A review of Hungry Bengal: War, Famine, Riots, and the End of Empire 1939-1946, by Janam Mukherjee. Janam Mukherjee’s dissertation is a thorough study of…