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monstrous messianic
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
ghazals.
Isabella Hammad • The Parisian

Did he do a deal with Nader? We will probably never know. The Nezam does seem to have been given an easier ride in the collection of tribute than the other great nobles; Nader’s warning to Mohammad Shah about the Nezam before he left could have been a dark joke, a double bluff.
Michael Axworthy • Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant
Il fascismo eterno (Italian Edition)

Almost alone of his class, Ghalib had, without leaving the city, survived the cataclysm that destroyed Delhi. But now he had to face the intense loneliness of the sole survivor—a
William Dalrymple • The Last Mughal
crisis of government in