William Davies: The Happiness Industry

Cover: 9781784780951 | The Happiness Industry | William Davies | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

What was a Buddhist monk doing at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos lecturing the world's leaders on mindfulness? Why do many successful corporations have a 'chief happiness officer'? What can the chemical composition of your brain tell a potential employer about you? In the past decade, governments and corporations have become increasingly interested in measuring the way people feel: 'the Happiness index', 'Gross National Happiness', 'well-being' and positive psychology have come to dominate the way we live our lives. As a result, our emotions have become a new resource to be bought and sold.
In a fascinating investigation combining history, science and ideas, William Davies shows how well-being influences all aspects of our lives: business, finance, marketing and smart technology. This book will make you rethink everything from the way you work, the power of the 'Nudge', the ever-expanding definitions of depression, and the commercialization of your most private feelings. The Happiness Industry is a shocking and brilliantly argued warning about the new religion of the age: our emotions.

Zusammenfassung

William Davies is Professor of Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he is Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Centre [PERC]. He is the author of The Limits of Neoliberalism, The Happiness Industry and Nervous States. He writes regularly for the Guardian, London Review of Books and the New York Times.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Volkswirtschaft
Genre:	Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781784780951
ISBN-10:	1784780952
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	4852
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Davies, William
Hersteller:	Verso UK Verso Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	LOGOS EUROPE, 9 Rue Nicholas Poussin, F-17000 La Rochelle, contact@logoseurope.eu
Abbildungen:	none
Maße:	197 x 130 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	William Davies
Erscheinungsdatum:	10.06.2016
Gewicht:	0,308 kg