Old and New in Maharashtra Politics

Gopal Guru Politics in Maharashtra by Usha Thakkar and Mangesh Kulkarni (eds), Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1995; Rs 350.
THERE are various ways to review an edited book, but such a book always poses a serious problem when it operates at various levels. The present book poses such problems. To handle this problem I have decided to look at the book within the context of the following definition of politics, which to some may appear arbitrary.