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Disaster Nationalism

The Downfall of Liberal Civilization

Author Richard Seymour
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$19.95 US
Verso Books | Verso
On sale Oct 28, 2025 | 304 Pages | 9781804294260
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Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.

While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.
Acknowledgements

Introduction
1. Class: Not the Economy, Stupid
2. Disasters: Knowing Too Much
3. Sex: Pornonationalism against Marxism (Making Capitalism Sexy Again)
4. War Machines: Cyberwar, Lone Wolves and Mass Shooters
5. The Armed Shitstorm: Murderous Nationalism
6. Genocide: Shrouded in Darkness
Conclusion: Dark Climate

Notes
Index
Richard Seymour is a writer and broadcaster from Northern Ireland and the author of numerous books about politics including Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics and The Twittering Machine. His writing appears in the The New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Guardian, Prospect, Jacobin, and innumerable other places including his own Patreon. He is an editor at Salvage magazine.
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Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.

While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, defeating these people will not stem the tide behind them. They are the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Richard Seymour delves into the ideologies fueling the contemporary right and distorting modern politics into something abhorrent and nihilistic. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction
1. Class: Not the Economy, Stupid
2. Disasters: Knowing Too Much
3. Sex: Pornonationalism against Marxism (Making Capitalism Sexy Again)
4. War Machines: Cyberwar, Lone Wolves and Mass Shooters
5. The Armed Shitstorm: Murderous Nationalism
6. Genocide: Shrouded in Darkness
Conclusion: Dark Climate

Notes
Index

Author

Richard Seymour is a writer and broadcaster from Northern Ireland and the author of numerous books about politics including Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics and The Twittering Machine. His writing appears in the The New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Guardian, Prospect, Jacobin, and innumerable other places including his own Patreon. He is an editor at Salvage magazine.
Richard Seymour View titles by Richard Seymour

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