HIST 391: When India was the World

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Use the following full-text resources if you are researching a lesser known person or very narrow topic.

• Start your search by doing keyword searches.
• Look at the subject headings of relevant records to determine the terminology used in the database for your topic.
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• Use the Language Limit to remove items in languages you cannot read.
• Use the Historical Period limit to narrow your search to the time period you are researching.

• Refine your search using the facets on the left side of the screen.
• Use the Subject facet to make search results more relevant. For example:
  • India -- History -- By Period -- Late Medieval (1000-1764) 
  • Indian Ocean -- Economics -- Economic History 

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