This volume draws together the work of a diverse range of thinkers and researchers to address the question of happiness critically, using a wide variety of theo

This original collection draws on the latest empirical research to explore the practical challenges facing happiness researchers today. By uniquely combining th

We all want to be happy, and there are plenty of people telling us how it can be achieved. The positive psychology movement, indeed, has established happiness a

This book tests the critical potential of happiness research to evaluate contemporary high-performance societies. These societies, defined as affluent capitalis

This book presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the origins of happiness in the modern Western culture and makes the argument that happiness is not unive