{"id":46,"date":"2024-09-18T22:40:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/south-asia\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:13:00","slug":"south-asian-online-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/south-asia\/south-asian-collections-and-services\/south-asian-online-resources\/south-asian-online-books\/","title":{"rendered":"South Asian Online Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12317 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/south-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/10\/ebooks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The library&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/vufind.carli.illinois.edu\/vf-uiu\/\">online catalog<\/a> provides access to numerous books available in not only print, but also online versions. To specifically search for online e-books use the catalog&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/vufind.carli.illinois.edu\/vf-uiu\/Search\/Advanced\">Advanced Search<\/a> option and limit your search criteria to the &#8221; <em>Electronic<\/em>&#8221; and &#8221; <em>Book<\/em>&#8221; specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a small sampling of e-books available via the library catalog:<\/p>\n<h2>Afghanistan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/pur1.32754075440044\">Establishing The Rule of Law in Afghanistan<\/a> &#8211; Laurel Miller<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/uiug.30112055304353\">Afghanistan: Eight Years of Soviet Occupation<\/a> &#8211; Craig Karp<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/api\/volumes\/oclc\/4465784.html\">Legends of the Afghan Countries, In Verse: With Various Pieces, Original and Translated<\/a> &#8211; Charles Masson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bangladesh<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/mdp.39015038011840\">Angels From the Sea: Relief Operations in Bangladesh<\/a> &#8211; Charles R. Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ark.cdlib.org\/ark:\/13030\/ft629007fg\/\">Some Trouble With Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict<\/a> &#8211; Beth Roy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bhutan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/booksandjournals.brillonline.com\/content\/9789047420231\">Bhutan: Traditions and Changes<\/a> &#8211; John Ardussi, Francoise Pommaret<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/api\/volumes\/oclc\/409447.html\">The Himalayan Kingdoms: Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal<\/a> &#8211; Pradyumna P. Karan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>India<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/booksandjournals.brillonline.com\/content\/9789004207363\">Portraiture in Early India: Between Transience and Eternity<\/a> &#8211; Lefevre Vincent<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/book\/10.1002\/9780470775707;jsessionid=0C2ACFF71BD05E13B1DD213C26CF9B27.d02t02\">Hinduism and Modernity<\/a> &#8211; David Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/book\/9780123742513\">India&#8217;s Financial Markets: An Insider&#8217;s Guide to How the Markets Work<\/a> &#8211; Ajay Shah<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/publishing.cdlib.org\/ucpressebooks\/view?docId=ft067n99wt&amp;brand=ucpress\">A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India<\/a> &#8211; A.K. Ramanujan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maldives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/uc1.31822007443542?urlappend=%3Bseq=9\">The Coral Reefs of the Maldives<\/a> &#8211; Alexander Agassiz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/api\/volumes\/oclc\/3554506.html\">The Voyage of Francois Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas, and Brazil<\/a> &#8211; Francois Pyrard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nepal<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-1-4020-8403-4\">The Nepal-India Water Relationship: Challenges<\/a> &#8211; Dwarika Nath Dhungel, Santa B. Pun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/nyp.33433082284781\">The White Tiger of Nepal<\/a> &#8211; Elliott Whitney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pakistan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palgraveconnect.com\/pc\/doifinder\/10.1057\/9780230339316\">Women&#8217;s NGOs in Pakistan<\/a> &#8211; Afshan Jafar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.hathitrust.org\/api\/volumes\/oclc\/3548955.html\">The Water Buffalo of India and Pakistan<\/a> &#8211; David C. Rife<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/publishing.cdlib.org\/ucpressebooks\/view?docId=ft9j49p32d&amp;brand=ucpress\">The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution: the Jama&#8217; at-i Islami of Pakistan<\/a> &#8211; Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sri Lanka<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/mdp.39076001648745\">Macroeconomic Policies, Crises, and Growth in Sri Lanka, 1969-90<\/a> &#8211; Prema-chandra Athukorala<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/mdp.39015027793119\">Punchi Nona: A Story of Female Education and Village Life in Ceylon<\/a> &#8211; S. Langdon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The library&#8217;s online catalog provides access to numerous books available in not only print, but also online versions. To specifically search for online e-books use the catalog&#8217;s Advanced Search option and limit your search criteria to the &#8221; Electronic&#8221; and &#8221; Book&#8221; specifications. 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