· In Age of Anger: A History of the Present, acclaimed author and journalist Pankaj Mishra explores what he describes as the tremors of global change. For the past several decades, liberal cosmopolitanism provided a false sense of security after the fall of the Soviet Union. Now, Mishra claims, world schisms have begun to manifest in increasingly overt displays of violence by state and non-state Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. · "Columnist and historian Pankaj Mishra has named a moment and an era: His brilliant new book Age of Anger: A History of the Present looks at the rising tide of radical nationalism, racism, intolerance, misogyny, xenophobia, and fascism that's sweeping away calmer and more measured opposition all over the world, and he attempts to understand the phenomena before it engulfs . · In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century before leading us to the present. He shows that as the world became modern, those who were unable to enjoy its promises—of freedom, stability, and prosperity—were increasingly susceptible to bltadwin.ru: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
AGE OF ANGER A History of the Present By Pankaj Mishra pp. Farrar, Straus Giroux. $ Across the world, a spirit of anarchy is in bloom — an aimless desire to smash the liberal order. How soon we forget: This could be the motto of Pankaj Mishra's new book, Age of Anger: A History of the Present. You can tell that Mishra began the book with a particular argument in mind, and. a history of the present by Pankaj Mishra ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 7, How the failures of capitalism have led to "fear, confusion, loneliness and loss"—and global anger.
Read the world’s #1 book summary of Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra here. Read a brief 1-Page Summary or watch video summaries curated by our expert team. Note: this book guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher or author, and we always encourage you to purchase and read the full book. "Columnist and historian Pankaj Mishra has named a moment and an era: His brilliant new book Age of Anger: A History of the Present looks at the rising tide of radical nationalism, racism, intolerance, misogyny, xenophobia, and fascism that's sweeping away calmer and more measured opposition all over the world, and he attempts to understand the phenomena before it engulfs everybody on the planet. Age of Anger: A History of the Present. Modernity, secularism, development, and progress have long been viewed by the powerful few as benign ideals for the many. Today, however, botched experiments in nation-building, democracy, industrialization, and urbanization visibly scar much of the world.
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