After Nations

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After Nations explores the fate of the nation-state in a rapidly changing world. Rana Dasgupta offers a compelling history and a thought-provoking look at what lies ahead for this foundational political structure.

An insightful examination of the rise, challenges, and future of the nation-state system.

What’s happened to the nation-state? Once seen as a permanent and unquestioned framework, the nation-state system now faces serious uncertainty. With American dominance fading and Western nations grappling with anxiety and debt, we’re witnessing a troubling resurgence of tyranny, imperialism, and conflict. States struggle not only to provide basic services but also to tackle inequality and climate change.

In many wealthy countries, people feel increasingly overlooked, while in other regions, entire populations are abandoned by their nation-states and forced to create their own systems. Rana Dasgupta takes us through the history of nation-states-from the collapse of ancient empires and the spread of European ideas about money and law to the rise of powerful 21st-century tech companies, the first major new geopolitical players since nation-states emerged, alongside the dramatic resurgence of Chinese power.

Dasgupta argues that it’s time to rethink citizenship, law, and the economy to better fit our interconnected and environmentally fragile world. Packed with rich detail and told with clarity and urgency, After Nations is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand why our political grip on the world is slipping and how we might regain it.

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