Explores why contemporary Anglo-American society is obsessed with happiness. Striving to be happy is now a morally imperative pursuit. Through the lens of novel social theory, this book explicates how this has transpired as consequence of a complex "conspiracy of coordination" between political, organizational and psychological developments.
- Genre: Self Improvement, Business + Money Management, Psychology
- Subgenre: Organizational Behavior, Industrial + Organizational Psychology, Personal Growth / Happiness, Workplace Culture
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Pages: 180
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: January 3, 2012
- Date Published: December 15, 2011
- Author: Simon Burnett