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This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists. We find dictionaries of obscure dialects written by government officials, descriptions of their travels by visiting clerics, homely details of everyday life by housewives, as well as technical and scientific works written by scholars.
List of contents
1. Generalia 2. Philosophy 3. Religion 4. Sociology 5. Political Science 6. Economics 7. Law 8. Administation 9. Education 10. Commerce 11. Customs and Folklore 12. Languages 13. Pure Sciences 14. Applied Sciences 15. Arts 16. Sports / Games 17. Literature 18. Civilisation 19. Archaeology 20. Geography 21. Biography 22. History
About the author
Dr. Kaul is the Founder Director of DELNET, Founder Secretary-General of the Poetry Society (India) and worked as Chief Librarian of India International Centre, New Delhi.
Summary
This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists.
