The Happiness Fantasy
In this devastatingly witty new book, Carl Cederström traces our present-day conception of happiness from its roots in early-twentieth-century European psychiatry, to the Beat generation, to Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. He argues that happiness is now defined by a desire to be authentic, to experience physical pleasure, and to cultivate a quirky individuality. But over the last fifty years, these once-revolutionary ideas have been co-opted by corporations and advertisers, pushing us to live lives that are increasingly unfulfilling, insecure and narcissistic.In an age of increasing austerity and social division, Cederström argues that a rad…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5095-2380-1
- EAN: 9781509523801
- Produktnummer: 23235875
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B13.5 cm
Über den Autor
Carl Cederstrom is Assistant Professor at Stockholm University
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