How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World
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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World by Francis Wheen
An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheens Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004s most talked about books.'A brilliant, eccentric book' Observer Book of the Year
‘Wheen has a Swiftian relish for exposing the cant that attends the 'new rationality'…bullshit's enema number one.' Tim Adams, Observer
'Hugely enjoyable…delightful reading.'
Ferdinand Mount, Sunday Times
'Lightly and often hilariously told as it is, this book does make it clear that respect for truth and reason is retreating and mumbo-jumbo has a new confidence everywhere…This amusing, intelligent and elegantly argued book is as good a demonstration of the values it defends as could be imagined.'
Philip Hensher, Spectator
‘This book is a manifesto for rescuing the greatest philosophical movement of the past millennium. You have a choice: either read it or, pre-emptively shred your brain in anticipation of the coming darkness.' Independent on Sunday
Francis Wheen is an author and journalist who was named Columnist of the Year for his contributions to the Guardian. He a regular contributor to Private Eye and is the author of several books, including a highly acclaimed biography of Karl Marx which has been translated into twenty languages. His collected journalism, Hoo-Hahs and Passing Frenzies, won the George Orwell prize in 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007140978 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007140975 |
| Title | How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World |
| Author | Francis Wheen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2004-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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