%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Rumour in History Writing
%J History compass
%D 2008
%A Ghosh, Anjan
%V 6
%N 5
%P 1235-1243
%X 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.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1478-0542
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00552.x