Devout Anatolian masses rising from poverty have transformed Turkey politically and economically. Pankaj Mishra anatoliandevouteconomically Change image and share on social
I think there is no reason for us to bring to Islamism or political Islam the fear and ignorance of Western commentators and their hysterical vocabulary. Pankaj Mishra bringcommentatorfear Change image and share on social
The Indonesian nationalists, mainly Javanese, who threw the Dutch out - in 1949, after a four-year struggle - were keen to preserve their inheritance and emulated the coercion, deceit, and bribery of the colonial rulers. Pankaj Mishra briberycoercioncolonial share on social
Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English. Pankaj Mishra attemptbringeducation Change image and share on social
The cultural decoding that many American writers require has become an even harder task in the age of globalisation. The experience they describe has grown more private; its essential background, the busy larger world, has receded. Pankaj Mishra ageamericanbackground share on social
Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to. Pankaj Mishra argentinacounterparthistory Change image and share on social
After India and China, Indonesia was the biggest new nation-state to emerge in the mid-twentieth century. Pankaj Mishra bigcenturychina Change image and share on social
If you think of India in the 1980s, there weren't many writers in English around. The ones that were there, Amitav Ghosh or Vikram Seth, were living abroad or publishing from abroad. Pankaj Mishra 1980sabroadamitav Change image and share on social
Certainly, imperial power is never peaceably acquired or maintained. Pankaj Mishra acquireimperialmaintain Change image and share on social
After the oil crisis of 1973, many European countries tightened restrictions on immigrants. By then, millions of Muslims had decided to settle in Europe, preferring the social segregation and racial discrimination they found in the West to political and economic turmoil at home. Pankaj Mishra countrycrisisdecide share on social