New Frontiers in Indian Geography. L. R. SINGH (editor), Professor R. N. Dubey Foundation and Department of Geography, Allahabad University, Allahabad 211002 , India 1996. XXX, 250 pp., maps and references. Rs 400($11.42) Cloth (ISBN-?). 
  
This book titled 'New Frontiers in Indian Geography' is edited by Professor L.R. Singh in honor of late Professor R. N. Dubey (1896-1960). Professor Dubey was one of the dozens in Indian Geography, who was also an institution builder promoting teaching and research in geography. This book is a seminal chronicle and a contribution to the growth and development of Indian Geography. The issues and problems of geography relate to the study of the interaction between human activities and the economic, social, political, physical, and ecological phenomena - in a spatial setting. However, one constraint on the growth and development of Indian Geography is due to the dilemma 'Horizontal vs. Vertical' development of the discipline. While most  social science disciplines have shown vertical growth, geography has been limited to horizontal growth -- implying that the subject cuts across several disciplines and borrows ideas from other disciplines. Indian Geography has however advanced substantially and developed indigenous models based on empirical research and posed challenging questions stimulating debate both within and outside the country. 

The first chapter by the editor traces the growth and development of Indian Geography through four stages: formative, informative, conformative, and reformative. A substantial review of the various sub-disciplines of geography are succinctly made.  Apart from the review of works of several Indian scholars like Chaterjee, S. P., Mishra, R. P., Raza, M., Shafi, M. and Singh, R.L., scholars from America have also been referred as they have also contributed to the growth of Indian Geography. These geographers are Bharadwaj, S. M., Bladden, W.A., Brush, J.E., Chakravarti, A.K., Davgun, S., Dutt, A.K., Gollege, R.C., Karan, P.P., Lall, A., Noble, A.G., Rushton, G., Schwartzberg, J.E., Sopher, D.E. and Tirtha, Ranjit. The second chapter by A.K. Dutt, G. Pomeroy and V. 

Overall, this  book  is an excellent contribution to the growth, development and philosophical inquiry of the basis of Indian Geography. It stimulates readers to query problems of 'spatial truth' in the Indian sub-continent. I would strongly recommend this book for all researchers, policy makers, and students interested in Indian Geography and to libraries for reference and consultation.