Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra
Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra
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Age of Anger
A History of the Present

Author: Pankaj Mishra

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 12 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/07/2017


Synopsis

How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world—from American shooters and ISIS to Donald Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism to racism and misogyny on social media? In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century before leading us to the present.

As the world became modern, those who were unable to enjoy its promises of freedom, stability, and prosperity were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. It was from among the ranks of the disaffected that the militants of the nineteenth century arose—angry young men who became cultural nationalists in Germany, messianic revolutionaries in Russia, bellicose chauvinists in Italy, and anarchist terrorists internationally.

Today, just as then, the embrace of mass politics and technology and the pursuit of wealth and individualism have cast many more billions adrift, uprooted from tradition but still far from modernity—with the same terrible results.

Making startling connections and comparisons, Age of Anger is a book of immense urgency and profound argument. It is a history of our present predicament unlike any other.


About Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire, Age of Anger, and several other books. He is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and writes regularly for the Guardian, the London Review of Books, and the New Yorker. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jared

Disclaimer: I did not enjoy this book and I apologize for the lengthy critique, but I had experienced my own 'age of anger' while reading this book. I gave the book due dilligence and decided to quit reading after 144 pages - something I typically avoid doing. I decided to put the book down because I......more

Goodreads review by Maru

All round the planet excitement is mounting as people get ready for the first “World Cup of Ideas” of the 21St Century. The 20th Century saw this contest held three times, starting with a hard fought championship in France in 1914. The kickoff for the next round was Poland in 1939 while the surprise......more