Menu
Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless – and what to do about it
Bottom of the pile
18
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
30/100Critics
7/100Scholars
Author:
Matthew d'Ancona
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Date:
September 7, 2021
The former editor of the British magazine The Spectator explores the failure of formerly sacrosanct liberal ideas based in class and hails the newly urgent idenitarian politics that have risen in response, offering ways to combat the backlash of bombastic populism and democratic torpor on both Left and Right.
What The Reviewers Say
He is good on the joys of reading for pleasure.
... the very obviousness of its focus emerges as one of the key strengths of Identity, Ignorance, Innovation. This is because of d’Ancona’s range. The author neatly synthesizes material from across the political spectrum, drawing on a range of references, and powerfully backs up his arguments with evidence.
This is an old debate [about strengthening education], and, although d’Ancona’s contribution is passionate (one senses the frustrated parent), it lacks the detailed evidence to offer a truly persuasive alternative.
