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100 1 _aBruckner, Pascal.
240 1 0 _aEuphorie perpeƌtuelle.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aPerpetual euphoria :
_bon the duty to be happy /
_cPascal Bruckner ; translated by Steven Rendall.
260 _aPrinceton, N.J. :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_cc2010.
300 _ax, 244 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _apt. 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.
650 0 _aHappiness
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aHappiness
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aHappiness
_xSocial aspects.
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