TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wheen,Francis
TI  - How mumbo-jumbo conquered the world: a short history of modern delusions 
SN  - 9781586483487 (pbk.) :
U1  - 909.8'28 23
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - New York
PB  - PublicAffairs
KW  - History, Modern
KW  - 1989-
KW  - 1945-1989
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - 1950-
KW  - Superstition
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Originally published: London: Harper Perennial, 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -