Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction: democratisation in Uttar Pradesh / Craig Jeffrey -- Rural transformation and occupational diversification in western Uttar Pradesh : economic and demographic changes in a village / Satendra Kumar -- Underserved and overdosed? : Muslims and the pulse polio initiative in rural north India / Patricia Jeffery -- The elusive pursuit of social justice for dalits in Uttar Pradesh / Ali Mehdi -- Agency in words, self-representation in action : connecting and disconnecting dalit and low-caste women with India’s history of gender and politics / Manuela Ciotti -- Political cooperation and distrust : identity politics and Yadav Muslim relations, 1999-2009 / Lucia Michelutti and Oliver Heath -- On whose behalf? : women’s activism and identity politics in Uttar Pradesh / Radhika Govinda -- The politics of identity and the people left behind : the Mallah community of Uttar Pradesh / Assa Doron -- Working narratives of intercommunity harmony in Varanasi’s : silk sari industry / Philippa williams -- Democracy and development in Uttar Pradesh / Zoya Hasan -- Glossary -- About the editors and contributors -- Index.