'Simply astonishing - After Nations offers an original perspective on the recent history of world affairs, and in the process opens new vistas onto the future of global politics. Dasgupta is consistently insightful, thought-provoking, and on point. Above all, this book is a call to rediscover our species' most basic and important form of freedom: to create new social worlds and alternative political realities.' David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, and Professor of Comparative Archaeology at University College London 'The definitive story of the nation-state could only have been told at its end. God, money, law and nature were harnessed to forge the state - but now each force is undermining it. Fluidity is the norm of history, whether under empires of the past or - as Rana Dasgupta imagines in this sweeping narrative - through a new constitution for civilization co-created by all of us: citizens of the new Enlightenment.' Parag Khanna, Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo and author of MOVE: Where People are Going for a Better Future 'After Nations is an innovative and erudite historical reflection on our contemporary crisis [.] His book boldly sketches out a vision for what might come After Nations.

' Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Political Scientist & Princeton University Lecturer PRAISE FOR CAPITAL: WINNER OF THE PRIX ÉMILE GUIMET DE LITTÉRATURE ASIATIQUE 2017 WINNER OF THE RYSZARD KAPUSCINSKI AWARD 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2015 SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX DU MEILLEUR LIVRE ÉTRANGER 2016 'A terrific portrait of Delhi right now' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'An astonishing tour de force by a major writer at the peak of his powers' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'Dasgupta peels back the layers of denial with insight, humanity and beautiful writing. He exposes festering wounds buts succeeds in fascinating rather than repelling'THE TIMES 'Achingly beautiful . and cleverly tangential' FINANCIAL TIMES.