Historical reconstruction of events often must rely on sparse archival fragments

Evidence

This account is gathered from the following four documents, all in Sham, box 10: doc. 58, on 8 Ra 1248/5 August 1832; doc. 81, on 10 Ra 1248/7 August 1832; doc. 86, on 11 Ra 1248/8 August 1832, and doc. 96, on 12 Ra 1248/9 August 1832. This is the same Ahmed Bey we saw at the beginning of the chapter. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1017

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conflicting archival accounts destabilize the very boundaries of events and causal claims — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1032; Critical history reconceived archives from passive source to active subject. — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 280; Emphasis on dramatic reversals obscures muted archival disruptions (+4 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Conflicting archival accounts destabilize the very boundaries of events and causal claims — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1032; Critical history reconceived archives from passive source to active subject. — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 280; Emphasis on dramatic reversals obscures muted archival disruptions (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Faulty analysis, not missing data, often explains weak historical reconstructions of decisions #complicates (0.79) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1193
• Conflicting archival accounts destabilize the very boundaries of events and causal claims #complicates (0.78) — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1032