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&q...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Medford, MA
Polity Press
2019
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Add Tag | Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | ''Includes note'' |
| Physical Description: | 167 pages 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781509523818 |
The happiness purpose