BOOK REVIEW

VARMA, S. P. (1975) Modern Political Theory. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Private Limited. Pages: 464

Abstract

The book Modern Political Theory authored by S.P. Varma is divided into 3 major parts, part one and two are sub divided into 4 (four) chapters each while part 3 is divided into 3 chapters. Like the author commented in his preface, the book was not really written in a hurry, the book critically examined the contemporary issues of political theory, making an assessment of the achievement and limitations of the "Behavioural Revolution" in its entirety and was able to review objectively the major paradigms and conceptual frameworks adopted by the discipline the salient features of the conceptual models, he took time to operate from different dimensions.