Age of Anger Summary
Pankaj Mishra

Age of Anger Overview

Age of Anger is a non-fiction study of the resurgence of far-right political movements, terrorism, and ethno-nationalism, among other things, which author Pankaj Mishra views collectively as a global crisis. The book accounts for this crisis by revisiting neglected works and intellectual thought put forth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, examining both non-fiction and fiction writing to allow the reader to understand the way in which socio-political changes manifest themselves in the emotional lives of individuals, thus sparking historical movements whose far-reaching consequences assist in the analysis of the present-day. The book explores themes such as globalization, modernization, mimetic rivalry, and more.