“For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been...” — Pankaj Mishra Quote

“For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.”

“Obama was expected to restore an ethical sheen to post-9/11 foreign policy, but he has intensified drone warfare in Yemen and Pakistan, pursued whistle-blowers, and failed to close down Guantanamo.”

“Indonesia's diversity is formidable: some thirteen and a half thousand islands, two hundred and fifty million people, around three hundred and sixty ethnic groups, and more than seven hundred languages.”

“With the World War II era, there's so much written material to draw on. When you go back to the 14th century, you have to imagine more.”

“Shortly after I was born he emigrated to Durban, where members of my mother's family had settled at the turn of the century, and the rest of the family followed soon thereafter.”

“I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.”