Boredom, Self, and Culture

Boredom, Self, and Culture
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Download or read book Boredom, Self, and Culture written by Seán Desmond Healy and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study in social and cultural history argues that what the author identifies as "hyperboredom"--the sense that all possibilities are equally valueless--has grown into a major cultural force as a result of the abandonment of traditional sources of meaning.


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