Westlessness
A fascinating exploration of world politics and the shifting balance of global power
$60.03
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2024
Summary
What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world’s outsized influence over the rest of the planet?
In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, Westlessness, by former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri, is essential reading. He vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military, and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse global future. Many of our certainties about the present, built on centuries of massive Western global impact, are incr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399722636 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399722638 |
| Author: | Samir Puri |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 158mm x 40mm |
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A well-informed and very valuable contribution * International Affairs *
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About The Author
Samir Puri
Samir Puri is an author, strategy advisor and former UK civil servant. He previously worked for RAND (2006-09) and the Foreign Office (2009-15). After government service he became a War Studies lecturer at King’s College London (2015-18), during which time he also advised the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Ministry of Defence’s think-tank. His most recent job was at IISS-Asia in Singapore (2020-22). In 2023 he became an Associate Fellow at Chatham House’s ‘UK in the World’ programme.
He is the author of The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires Have Shaped the World and Russia’s Road to War with Ukraine: Invasion Amidst the Ashes of Empires.
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