The Century of the Self How politicians and business learned to create and manipulate mass-consumer society. Episodes: One | Happiness Machines Episode Two | The Engineering of Consent Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 This is a must watch video. 04/08/06 Click Play To View
Adam Curtis, The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?
Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal.
Friday, 6 August 2010
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