The Happiness Fantasy - Couverture souple

Cederström, Carl

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1509523812 ISBN 13 : 9781509523818

Editeur : Polity Press, 2018

Synopsis

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 radical new dream of happiness is gathering pace. There is a vision of the good life which promotes deeper engagement with the world and our place within it, over the individualism and hedonism of previous generations. Guided by this more egalitarian worldview, we can reinvent ourselves and our societies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carl Cederström is Assistant Professor at Stockholm University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509523812
• ISBN 13: 9781509523818
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible