Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra Summary
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In "Age of Anger," Pankaj Mishra brilliantly decodes our global rage epidemic by tracing its roots to the Enlightenment's broken promises. Why does modernity breed resentment? This 2017 cultural touchstone predicted our polarized world before social media algorithms made it worse.
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When the World Catches Fire
Picture the year 2014: Hindu nationalists sweep to power in India, ISIS captures global headlines by recruiting Western youth, and political earthquakes rumble beneath seemingly stable democracies. By 2016, Donald Trump occupies the White House, Brexit shatters European unity, and populist movements surge across continents. These aren't random disruptions-they're symptoms of a deeper malaise. What connects a truck driver in Oklahoma to a Hindu militant in Mumbai, an ISIS recruit in Brussels to a Brexit voter in Yorkshire? The answer lies not in religion or ideology alone, but in a shared experience of humiliation, dislocation, and rage that has accompanied every wave of modernization throughout history. Today's political chaos mirrors the violent upheavals that convulsed 19th-century Europe, when industrialization shattered traditional communities and spawned anarchist bombers, nationalist zealots, and nihilistic revolutionaries. Understanding this connection isn't merely academic-it's essential for navigating our increasingly volatile world.
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The Clash of Prophets
The Birth of Wounded Pride
The Terrorist's Paradox
Rage Without Borders
Living in the Fire
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