# Event Details - **Event Name**: After Nations - Rana Dasgupta, at Heffers Bookshop - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join Rana Dasgupta as he discusses his brand new book 'After Nations' on the 7th of May at Heffers BookshopAbout this EventWhat has happened to the nation-state? From a prizewinning writer, After Nations offers a sweeping history of this most unquestioned of modern structures and a bold speculation about its future.Until recently, the system of nation-states appeared settled and eternal. Not anymore. As American hegemony unwinds and Western countries slide into anxiety and debt, there is a resurgence of tyranny, imperialism and war. It is no longer clear that states can continue delivering ‘normal’ services, let alone defeat inequality and climate change. Even in rich countries, many feel they are being progressively neglected; in some parts of the world, populations are entirely abandoned by nation-states and must build systems of their own.Rana Dasgupta traces the formation and rise of the nation-state system to explain its multiple failures today. He takes us from the fall of ancient empires and the expansion of European concepts of money and law right up to the emergence of twenty-first-century tech firms – the first significant new geopolitical actors to emerge since the inception of nation-states – and the epochal restoration of Chinese power. He posits that the time has come to develop a new conception of citizenship, law, and economy—one that corresponds to our globalized and ecologically fragile condition.Rana Dasgupta is a prize-winning novelist and essayist. 'After Nations' is his second full length non-fiction work and he was the recipient of the Windham-Campbell prize in 2025. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/after-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop/100001986014554996 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fafter-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop-tickets-1986014554996 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 5, max: 30, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Heffers Bookshop - **lat**: 52.20702619999999 - **long**: 0.1183141 - **full address**: Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Heffers Bookshop (https://allevents.in/org/heffers-bookshop/22556403) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/6fefea301f8a3ada916bb6d705560e07523eb2762dd740ff9aa2aec1777eeff2-rimg-w960-h350-dc012d62-gmir.jpg?v=1774665031 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d4b43ea196640fdb4af6025415a2cfde96c6f762147c7a3d03531be68502af0e-rimg-w400-h400-dc022d61-gmir.jpg?v=1774665030 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 5 up to 30 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Heffers Bookshop - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, literary-art, Theatre - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about After Nations - Rana Dasgupta, at Heffers Bookshop ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "After Nations - Rana Dasgupta, at Heffers Bookshop", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/6fefea301f8a3ada916bb6d705560e07523eb2762dd740ff9aa2aec1777eeff2-rimg-w960-h350-dc012d62-gmir.jpg?v=1774665031", "startDate": "2026-05-07T18:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-05-07T19:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/after-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop/100001986014554996", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Heffers Bookshop", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "20 Trinity Street", "postalCode": "CB2 1TY", "addressLocality": "Cambridge", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.20702619999999", "longitude": "0.1183141" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join Rana Dasgupta as he discusses his brand new book 'After Nations' on the 7th of May at Heffers Bookshop", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-28", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-07T19:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-28", "lowPrice": "5.00", "highPrice": "30.00", "price": "5.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/after-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop/100001986014554996" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/after-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop/100001986014554996", "price": "5.00", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/cambridge/after-nations-rana-dasgupta-at-heffers-bookshop/100001986014554996", "price": "30.00", "name": "Book + Ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Heffers Bookshop", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/heffers-bookshop/22556403", "description": "Heffers has been trading in Cambridge since 1876 and is part of the fabric of the historic city centre. 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