Description
| Product ID: | 9781447283669 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Selfie |
| Subtitle: | How the West Became Self-Obsessed |
| Authors: | Author: Will Storr |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Popular science, The self, ego, identity, personality, Popular science |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Selfie explains how the West became self-obsessed and reveals the danger of this modern obsession – a ‘fascinating’ (Guardian), ‘brilliant’ (Independent) and ‘electrifying’ (Financial Times) book. <p><b>‘Fascinating’ <i>Guardian</i><br>‘Brilliant’ <i>Evening Standard</i><br>‘Electrifying’ <i>Financial Times</i><br>‘So interesting I literally couldn’t put it down’ <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>We are living in an age of heightened individualism. Success is a personal responsibility. Our culture tells us that to succeed is to be slim, rich, happy, extroverted, popular – flawless.<br><br>The pressure to conform to this ideal has changed who we are. We have become self-obsessed. And our expectation of perfection comes at a cost. Millions are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy.<br><br>It was not always like this. To explain how we got here, Will Storr takes us on a journey across continents and centuries. Full of thrilling and unexpected connections between history, psychology, economics, neuroscience and more, <i>Selfie</i> is an unforgettable book that makes sense of who we have become.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-03-22 |
