Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it

Matthew d Ancona's book "The Age of Ignorance" is a call to arms against political extremism, bombastic populism, and democratic torpor. He proposes a new way of understanding our era and plots a way forward, arguing that we need to understand the world in a new way, with a framework built from the three I's: Identity, Ignorance, and Innovation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 18 March 2021
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

D Ancona's book is a well-written and thoughtful exploration of liberal ideals for the coming decades. It is a heartfelt attempt to renew these ideals in a time when public debate needs more voices like his. The Financial Times praises the book as an urgent and exhilarating account of how populism, prejudice, and polarization have corrupted objective truth and public discourse. Ancona's sparkling prose provides an explanation of how we got to this point and offers hopeful ideas for a progressive politics to replace it. The book has received widespread praise from notable figures such as James O Brien, Emily Maitlis, David Lammy, Andrew O Hagan, Charlotte Henry, and Matthew d Ancona himself. It is a call to arms, urging readers to think afresh and seek new ways of challenging the status quo.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529303995