Age of anger : a history of the present /
Mishra, Pankaj,
Age of anger : a history of the present / - ix, 405 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-372) and index.
Prologue : forgotten conjunctures -- Clearing a space : history's winners and their illusions -- Loving oneself through others : progress and its contradictions -- Losing my religion : Islam, secularism and revolution -- Regaining my religion : I. Nationalism Unbound; II. Messianic Visions -- Finding true freedom and equality : the heritage of Nihilism -- Epilogue : finding reality.
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 Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world 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. He shows that as the world became modern those who were unable to fulfil its promises - freedom, stability and prosperity - were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. The many who came late to this new world or were left, or pushed, behind, reacted in horrifyingly similar ways: intense hatred of invented enemies, attempts to re-create an imaginary golden age, and self-empowerment through spectacular violence.
9780141984087 9780141984087: £9.99 0141984082
World politics--To 1900.
World politics--21st century.
World politics--1989-
Political culture.
Civilization, Modern.
Power (Social sciences)
Civilization, Western.
Paranoia.
Anger--Political aspects--History.
History, Modern.
Social change--Political aspects--History.
Youth--Political activity--History.
Nationalism--History.
Terrorism--History.
Religion and politics--History.
909 / MIS
Age of anger : a history of the present / - ix, 405 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-372) and index.
Prologue : forgotten conjunctures -- Clearing a space : history's winners and their illusions -- Loving oneself through others : progress and its contradictions -- Losing my religion : Islam, secularism and revolution -- Regaining my religion : I. Nationalism Unbound; II. Messianic Visions -- Finding true freedom and equality : the heritage of Nihilism -- Epilogue : finding reality.
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 Trump, from a rise in vengeful nationalism across the world 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. He shows that as the world became modern those who were unable to fulfil its promises - freedom, stability and prosperity - were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. The many who came late to this new world or were left, or pushed, behind, reacted in horrifyingly similar ways: intense hatred of invented enemies, attempts to re-create an imaginary golden age, and self-empowerment through spectacular violence.
9780141984087 9780141984087: £9.99 0141984082
World politics--To 1900.
World politics--21st century.
World politics--1989-
Political culture.
Civilization, Modern.
Power (Social sciences)
Civilization, Western.
Paranoia.
Anger--Political aspects--History.
History, Modern.
Social change--Political aspects--History.
Youth--Political activity--History.
Nationalism--History.
Terrorism--History.
Religion and politics--History.
909 / MIS