Britain on the Couch
Why Britain grew richer and unhappier after 1950, and what keeping up with the Joneses has to do with it.
Oliver James asks why people in Britain became more depressed and anxious in the decades after 1950 even as they grew richer. He points to rising expectations and constant comparison with others, and weighs the role of family life, work and brain chemistry. This is an updated edition of the book first published in 1997.
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