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The Role of Rumour in History Writing
Article first published online: 8 SEP 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00552.x
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Ghosh, A. (2008), The Role of Rumour in History Writing. History Compass, 6: 1235–1243. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00552.x
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- Issue published online: 10 SEP 2008
- Article first published online: 8 SEP 2008
- History Compass 6/5 (2008): 1235–1243, 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00552.x
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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.