Women heroes and Dalit assertion in north India : culture, identity, and politics - Badri Narayan, 1965- (New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2006)
Introduction -- New narratives of Dalit politics -- Formation of political orality and the role of Dalit print -- Visuals, cultural performances, and myths -- Identity politics and new historical resources : Dalit location in 1857 history -- Jhalkaribai and the Koris of Bundelkhand -- Pasis, Dalits, and Udadevi -- Women heroes, goddesses, and the politics of image making -- Conclusion
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178) and index
Keywords: Bahujan Samaj; Dalits -- India -- Uttar Pradesh -- Political activity; Women heroes -- Mythology -- Political aspects -- India -- Uttar Pradesh