Age of Anger
Pankaj Mishra
This is a book for anyone looking around at a world where sudden acts of violence pepper our news schedules, racism and misogyny are rife on social media, and extreme voices are gaining traction in politics, and asking themselves: how did we get here? While it’s easy to think we’re the first generation to face these problems, Pankaj Mishra highlights some surprising parallels with the eighteenth century, when many were left behind by ‘modern’ promises of freedom and prosperity, leading to widespread hatred, violence, nostalgia for an imaginary golden age, and the foundation of militant movements across the world.