“The current vogue for the zombie apocalypse in films seems to have been anticipated by the multitudes on city pavements around the world, lurching forward while staring blankly at screens.”
Litsy? 😉
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Age of Anger: A History of the Present | 
“The current vogue for the zombie apocalypse in films seems to have been anticipated by the multitudes on city pavements around the world, lurching forward while staring blankly at screens.”
Litsy? 😉
Bad busy day at work, quick walk to the bookshop... two books later.
Our October 2017 selection for Social Justice Book Club is AGE OF ANGER by Pankaj Mishra, that discusses the rise of nationalism and a resurgence of right-wing political movements in recent times. The book club is hosted by @kerry and me over on Slack so if you'd like to join us, drop your email in the comments and we'll add you. Looking forward to an interesting read and insightful conversations. #SJBookClub #nonfiction #bookclub #octoberpick
More brews...loving the brewery scene in Raleigh NC today
#beer #book #chickenandbiscuits
Saturday in Apex, NC
When the non-fiction book you're reading seems to be expounding upon a major theme in the big buddy read you are participating in. #TheSatanicVersesBuddyRead
Sorry for all the quote pics, I'm just finding the premise of this book seriously fascinating.
We need a political science buddy read group on Litsy for us politics junkies.
Decided to go ahead and add a non-fiction to my current reads list. I figure if I'm gonna do this book polygamy thing I might as well go all out! 16 pages a day= finished by the end of July!
I'm excited. I've been wanting to get around to my nonfiction stack forever, but the siren songs of fiction books always sway my little serial monogamist heart away when it's time to choose what to read next.
Grabbed this at the library knowing nothing about it. Already I am wishing the copy was my own - this is an "underline as you read and make notes" kind of book.
so-soListened to this on audio....I found a lot of the information really interesting and well researched. Basically, can you have nationalism and still respect other cultures? (You would hope so, but it seems there is a lot of data to prove otherwise.) Just a little meandering for me to rave about it, but many cultures and governments featured from the French Revolution to ISIS to Trump.
pickThis was like brain candy for the political science nerd in me. His thesis and argumentation is so on point in my opinion, so if you're curious but don't think you can stomach 300 pages of deeply detailed political philosophy, just read the epilogue - you'll get the essential and impactful idea in a more succinct and approachable manner. Definitely buying my own copy of this so I can underline like crazy.
Only 15 pages into the introduction and he's already quoted Hannah Arendt 8 times... I think this book and I will be great friends 😃
pickThis is a look at the history of the global crisis affecting us, the disenfranchised who turn to scapegoating and violence. From Hindu nationals, Russian anarchists to Isis to Trump, the tangerine demagogue. I felt this book could have been twice as long and it wouldn't have covered everything. This is a must read for everyone.
pickInspired by the rise of the Hindu nationalists to government in India in 2014, Pankaj Mishra attempts in this book to explain that the rise of the demagogues together with the attraction of extremist groups such as ISIS to westernised youth.
