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What is the source of the anger which is spreading from Brazil to India, from the USA to Russia, překračuje traversing religions and cultures, and which is widespread among both poor and rich? What kind of logic leads to the election of authoritarians and to political violence? One of the most significant contemporary public intellectuals, Indian writer Pankaj Mishra, brings us back to the roots of the criticism of modernity in Rousseau's criticism of Voltaire. This fascinating essay takes us on an intellectual adventure over several centuries and several continents Fascinující esej provádí intelektuálními dobrodružstvími několika staletí a několika kontinentů. It analyses the roots of nationalism, religious fundamentalism and other revolts related to the injustices of the modern world as well as connecting seemingly forgotten debates and situations with the current day.