Asia
The Role of Rumour in History Writing
By , Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (September 2008)
Section: Asia
Subjects: History Writing, Social History, Historiography, History, Study of History.
Key Topic: rebellion.
Abstract
As anonymously generated, unverifiable speech that flourishes in contingent situations, rumour can be a potent source of historical representation. Associated with subaltern historiography of South Asia, its ambiguity also makes it amenable for misinformation and elite machinations.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00552.x
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