'History from Below'

Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi

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Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi·1983·Social Scientist

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Conventional archival practices systematically marginalize the small, lived details of daily life that define a community's sense of place and belonging.
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Authors: Bhattacharya, S.
Corresponding author: Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi
ORCID: Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi
Venue: Social Scientist
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1983-04
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Pages: 3
ISSN: 0970-0293 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/3517020
OpenAlex: W2799458480
Cited by: 164
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 43.96
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Social Scientist (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Philosophy, History, and Historiography
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › South Asian Studies and Diaspora
Social Sciences › Education › Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
Keywords: history from below, historiography, social history, popular history

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