96 SOCIAL SCIENTIST the last essay being that of S.S. Bal, "Towards the Punjab-speaking State." And this lends a certain amount of topicality to the volume. One's only regret is that cultural aspects, like Punjabi literature, and Sikh painting, are not adequately covered, But all in all, it is a book no serious student of Sikh history can do without. And the production, with a good bibliography at the end, is excellent. I.G. Khan Aligarh Muslim University Aliearh NEW FROM TULIKA The Long Transition Essays on Political Economy UTSA PATNAIK A selection of essays covering a wide range of fields from economic theory to economic history, the problems of socialist economics and the dynamics of Indian agriculture. They attempt to engage with 'the present as history', the 'present' marked by the phenomenon of imperialism whose conceptual presence permeates many of the essays. The concepts of class and the mode of production are developed and used for exploring these issues. pp. xv + 460 Rs 595 (Hb) Special Discount Offer Individual subscribers to Social Scientist may avail of a special discount offer on sending us details of name and subscription number to the following address: TULIKA 35A/1, Third Floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi 110 049 Tel: 649 1448 Telefax: 649 7999