A powerful reminder that not all world orders in history have been Western. This timely book argues that a dominant West is not a necessary condition for a rules-based international framework
- Odd Arne Westad, coauthor of THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION,
This book should serve as a model for many other academic disciplines that were founded on similarly colonialist assumptions
- Amitav Ghosh, author of SMOKE AND ASHES,
A refreshingly original take on a potential post-West world order
- Shashi Tharoor, author of INGLORIOUS EMPIRE,
To get a glimpse of the real future that humanity is heading towards, read this book carefully. It will dazzle and excite you and give you great hope for the future
- Kishore Mahbubani, author of LIVING THE ASIAN CENTURY,
A rich tapestry of a book bridging ancient civilizations and modern debates. An essential guide to the post-Western world.
- Parag Khanna, author of CONNECTOGRAPHY,
A deeply informed vision of how nations will draw on their pasts to relate to one another in the future
- Rana Mitter, author of FORGOTTEN ALLY,
This is the book everyone must read not only to make sense of our past but also the twenty-first century
- Ayşe Zarakol, author of BEFORE THE WEST,
A timely corrective to the blinkered arrogance about the role of the Rest which continues to infect so much Western policy analysis and history-writing. A compelling read
- Gareth Evans, former Australian foreign minister and president of the International Crisis Group,