TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bruckner,Pascal
TI  - Perpetual euphoria: on the duty to be happy 
SN  - 9780691143736 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BJ1482 .B7813 2010
U1  - 170 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Happiness
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Paradise is where I am. Life as a dream and a lie -- The golden age and after? -- The disciplines of beatitude -- pt. 2. The kingdom of lukewarm, or, The invention of banality. The bittersweet saga of dullness -- The extremists of routine -- Real life is not absent -- pt. 3. The bourgeoisie, or, The abjection of well-being.  "The fat, prosperous elevation of the average, the mediocre" -- What is happiness for some is kitsch for others -- If money doesn't make you happy, give it back! -- pt. 4. Unhappiness outlawed? The crime of suffering -- Impossible wisdom -- Conclusion Madame Verdurin's croissant
ER  -