How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World

Francis Wheen

Non-fiction. Essays on the various theories, cults and the like which have influenced society In the West. Good stuff on monetarism, the dot com and Enron collapses and the barmy stuff the Blairs have got involved in. Well worth a read.
Doreen 18/4/04

This is a tightly argued and densely written book. It starts with the premise that at the time of the Enlightenment and from then onwards people generally believed that society's problems could be solved through rational enquiry and debate. Since 1979 and the arrival of Margaret Thatcher in the UK and the Ayatolla Khomeini in Iran the world has seen a series of national leaders following barmy philosophies, based on pseudo-science and quackery.
Seán 22/5/05

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