He poses three general and related questions. To whom are we addressing our work ? Historical geographers have not in a critical conversation with each other about their own product. What are we to write about ? Historical geographers should share
A. attempts to examine the associations between participation and representation within oral-history projects. He especially distinguishes between those who agree to participate, the ins, and those who do not. Main example is his studies of the gaps
of histories and cultures rather than recolonization. He draws on his reserach on Tamil migrant laborers in Ceylon to illustrate the ways in which their actions and indigenous perspectives can be restructured and British colonial myths can be deconstructed