Lost in Ideology: Interpreting Modern Political Life

So, in Parts 1 and 2, the book discusses the history and early philosophical origins of various dominating philosophies. However, considering the title “Interpreting Modern Political Life,” it felt somewhat inadequate. There was very little focus on the evolution of ideology and more on accounting for the most prominent ideological and political phenomena happening in contemporary times. Although the discussions on fascism and socialism were very illuminating.

In Part 3, liquidized ideologies broke from the tradition of being solely confined to earlier times, and we got more discussion on contemporary issues. However, the lack of inclusion of ideological mashups in cyberspace made it seem unfinished.

Overall, I liked the book quite a lot, even though I had a hard time getting into some of the chapters. The author did a good job explaining some of the most dominating ideological beliefs.

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5.