The Happiness Fantasy

by Carl Cederström and Carl Cederström

Book Overview

In this devastatingly witty new book, Carl Cederstr m 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509523812
• ISBN13: 9781509523818
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"