“But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023

This article engages affectively with key attributes of the words and worlds of Ranajit Guha, who is widely known today as the found er of subaltern studies. On May 23, 2023, this erudite figure of many parts would have reached his hundredth year on our planet. However, he passed away on 28 April,...

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Main Author: Saurabh Dube
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: El Colegio de México, A.C. 2025-07-01
Series:Estudios de Asia y África
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Online Access:https://estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx/index.php/eaa/article/view/2991
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“But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023
Estudios de Asia y África
subaltern studies
historiography
revolution
immanence
affect
title “But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023
title_full “But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023
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title_full_unstemmed “But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023
title_short “But Who May Abide”: Reckoning with Ranajit Guha, 1923-2023
title_sort but who may abide reckoning with ranajit guha 1923 2023
topic subaltern studies
historiography
revolution
immanence
affect
url https://estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx/index.php/eaa/article/view/2991
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