Westlessness
A fascinating exploration of world politics and the shifting balance of global power
$34.61
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
30 July 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 increa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399722643 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399722646 |
| Author: | Samir Puri |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 38mm |
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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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