Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Ancient Hatreds, Modern Wars; 2 Anti-Semitism: "That Very Light Sleeper"; 3 Religion and the Rise of Anger; 4 The Psychology of Anger: Humiliation and Defeat; 5 Blood Diamonds: Economic Rights and World Anger; 6 Sadat and the "October 6 Victory": From Anger to Peace; 7 Hearts and Minds: Foreign Policy and World Anger; 8 Megabytes of Hate; 9 The Politics of Hope; Appendix A. Global Anti-Semitism; Appendix B. Genocide and the Twentieth Century; Appendix C. Truth Commissions: Varieties of Justice; Bibliography
Summary
A World Ignited is about the surge of anger that has swept the world in the last decade, its myriad causes, its toll in lives and human misery. The authors conclude this important and timely book in an upbeat manner with a look at the politics of hope and what can be done to halt, and even reverse, this cacophony of hate
