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This book is a detailed commentary on politics and political consciousness, participation, and mobilization among the Dalits in northern India. Based on extensive fieldwork at the village level in eastern Uttar Pradesh, it deals with Dalit social and political history in the state from 1950 to the present. Using alternative sources—stories and narratives alive in the oral tradition and 'collective memory' of the oppressed and marginalized Dalits—Narayan documents various social upheavals that have taken place in post-Independence India. He also examines the process of politicization of Dalit communities through their internal social struggles and movements, and their emergence as a 'poli...
"This book interrogates Uttar Pradesh's identity as India's "heartland" and unravels the historical processes that have shaped this region. In looking at this constructed identity of the state it argues that UP's existence as a "region" cannot be taken uncritically as a given, considering the complex and divergent traditions that have been constituent of the state."--BOOK JACKET.
The Study Deals With Nationalism As A Social And Intellectual Phenomenon, In Its Formative Stage Prior To The Outbreak Of World War I. By Using The `Language Press` As Its Chief Source, The Book Provides Access To The World Views And Mentalities Of The Popular Classes In North Indian Society. It Focuses On Uttar Pradesh Which Is A Relatively Cohesive Cultural Area For Historical Exploration.