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Booksaffective disordersThe Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress
Cover of The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress by David Smail

The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress,

by David Smail

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Pages256
Reading Hours5h
Published1999
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

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Through his examination of how visible and invisible social power - institutions, politics, the Establishment - wields an influence over our lives often beyond our immediate control, Smail leads us to a clear understanding of distress.'

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David Smail

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Cover of The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress

The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress

eng2nd
Constable19999780094793408
Cover of The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress

The Origins of Unhappiness: A New Understanding of Personal Distress

eng1
19999781782202875
§Genres
affective disorders1

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ISBN-139780094793408
ISBN-100094793409

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