The Utility of Scandal

Examples across Disciplines from Europe and India

Bibliographic Data

ID12732928
AuthorsBenjamin B Cohen (0000-0002-8268-2396, University of Utah, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume14
Issue7
Pages304-313
Publication date2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-0542 • E-ISSN: 1478-0542
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hic3.12318
OpenAlexW2486849004
LanguageEN
References cited23

Historians and sociologists of Europe have explored the role of events, incidents, and scandals in time. Yet, historians of India have less explored the study of scandal. The reason for this is the relative dominance of certain topics – colonial subjugation, the nationalist movement, independence, and partition of the subcontinent – among historians of India. However, scandals in particular – and events and incidents more generally – offer scholars insight and utility into particular times and places

Ancient history · Colonialism · Criminology · Dominance (genetics · Independence (probability theory · Indian subcontinent · Nationalism · Partition (number theory · Political science · Politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy, History, and Historiography · Psychology