The Nationalist Revival, John B. Judis
The Nationalist Revival, John B. Judis
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The Nationalist Revival
Trade, Immigration, and the Revolt Against Globalization

Author: John B. Judis

Narrator: Adam Grupper

Unabridged: 4 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018


Synopsis

Why Has Nationalism Come Roaring Back?

Trump in America, Brexit in the U.K., anti-EU parties in Italy, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, and Hungary, and nativist or authoritarian leaders in Turkey, Russia, India, and China -- Why has nationalism suddenly returned with a vengeance? Is the world headed back to the fractious conflicts between nations that led to world wars and depression in the early 20th Century? Why are nationalists so angry about free trade and immigration? Why has globalization become a dirty word?

Based on travels in America, Europe, and Asia, veteran political analyst John B. Judis found that almost all people share nationalist sentiments that can be the basis of vibrant democracies as well as repressive dictatorships. Today's outbreak of toxic "us vs. them" nationalism is an extreme reaction to utopian cosmopolitanism, which advocates open borders, free trade, rampant outsourcing, and has branded nationalist sentiments as bigotry. Can a new international order be created that doesn't dismiss what is constructive about nationalism? As he did for populism in The Populist Explosion, a runaway success after the 2016 election, Judis looks at nationalism from its modern origins in the 1800s to today to find answers.

About The Author

JOHN B. JUDIS is Editor at Large, Talking Points Memo, and previously a senior editor at The New Republic and a senior writer for The National Journal. He is the author of The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics, one of the first books to explain Donald Trump's historic candidacy, as well as seven other acclaimed books about politics and international relations. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The American Prospect, and The Washington Post.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Venky on December 26, 2019

In the lore of contemporary history, politics and even to a material extent, in literature, one of the most used and abused clichés is the one associated with the tenet of ‘nationalism’. Clothed in aggression, suggestive of a seething mode of activism and couched with anarchic undertones, the word n......more

Goodreads review by Joey on August 02, 2024

Judis's measured tone and non-partisan, sensical takes on hot-button issues like trade, immigration, globalism, etc clearly rankle some readers who perhaps seek scholarly backing for their biases. In my view, it would be hard though for a thoughtful reader to take issue with much of the content of "......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on April 06, 2021

This book is a good briefing on the recent history regarding the rise of nationalism in the US and Europe, as well as the relevance of nationalist roots in Russia and China that influences international relations today. I did not feel the book was much more than a good briefing. There was an argumen......more

Goodreads review by Lawrence on January 19, 2025

After finishing this very short audiobook, I may take a glance at previous books on global economics to shore up my knowledge on the subject. Ian Bremmer's GZero and When Globalization Fails by James Macdonald are two prescient books, written before 2016, that called out the impending political uphe......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on February 07, 2021

I'd give this book a 3.5 for the argument but a 5 for its usefulness. It has a great discussion of what nationalism is and how it has evolved, and in a very short space it covers much of the nationalist revolt against globalization we have seen in the last few decades. Judis is very good on the econ......more