Wheen, Francis, <br/><br/>
How mumbo-jumbo conquered the world :  a short history of modern delusions / 
Francis Wheen. 
 - 327 pages ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London: Harper Perennial, 2004. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In 1979 two events occurred that would shape the next 25 years - the arrival of Margaret Thatcher and the restoration in Iran, by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, of a regime that had last existed over 1300 years before. The author explores the post-political era and the rise in relativism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781586483487 (pbk.) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History, Modern--1989-<br/>History, Modern--1945-1989.<br/>Civilization, Modern--1950-<br/>Superstition--History--20th century.<br/>History.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.8'28