Pankaj Mishra’s “The World After Gaza: A History”
The writer Pankaj Mishra joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his new book, “The World After Gaza: A History.”
By LARB Radio HourMarch 28, 2025
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The writer Pankaj Mishra joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his new book, The World After Gaza: A History. It probes how the legacy of the Holocaust has shaped the contemporary world order, including how it has shaped the government of Israel, and the current war in Gaza. The book grapples with how, within the relentless violence of the 20th century, trauma can lead to nationalism, and also how one genocide can lead to another.
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