Anglo Nostalgia

'[Trump's] mindset is well described in 'Anglo Nostalgia' by Edoardo Campanella and Marta Dassù. Start with an idealised view of the past, stir in the paranoia beloved of populists everywhere and, hey presto, you have the nostalgic nationalism that is his foreign policy.' * Financial Times *
'concise and thought-provoking' -- CHOICE
‘['Anglo Nostalgia'] is not only a fascinating book, but also a pioneering one.’ -- International Affairs
'We troublesome Anglo-Saxons should be grateful that two Italian scholars have made such a penetrating, stimulating critique of the nostalgia underlying Brexit, and its wider context in a fractured West.' -- Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies, Oxford University
'Nostalgic nationalism is a powerful concept for understanding current political trends around the world. This important book reveals its significance in today's world. Whether you want to understand Britain or China, the United States or Russia, Turkey or India, Campanella and Dassu's ideas have great force.' -- Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
'Of the many important facts of modern life that standard economic models have struggled to capture, the rise of nostalgic nationalism might just turn out be the most important. Campanella and Dassu could not have chosen a better time to start filling in the gaps.' -- Stephanie Flanders, Senior Executive Editor for Economics, Bloomberg News
'The past is the new future. In this thoughtful, original and elegantly argued book, two leading European intellectuals have used the case of the United Kingdom to show that modernity's obsession with the future is dead: nostalgic nationalism is the power that shapes global politics today.' -- Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies, and author of 'Democracy Disrupted'
'This fascinating and convincing book shows how a new flavour of nationalism--nostalgia for a simpler world--has led to the current global dysfunction, from Trump to Brexit. An essentially important guide that everyone should read.' -- Walter Isaacson, Professor of History, Tulane University, and author of 'Leonardo da Vinci' and 'Steve Jobs'