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"In Not with a Bang But a Whimper, he takes rite measure of out cultural decline, noting that our current age seems exceptional in the peculiarity of its unease: "Never in human history have people lived such long and pain-free lives; never have so many people, and so high a proportion of people, had so much freedom to choose how to live, what goals to pursue, and how to divert themselves. On the other hand, never have so many people felt anxious and depressed, and resorted to pills to case their distress. Mankind has labored long and hard to produce a cornucopia for itself, only to discover that the cornucopia does not bring the happiness expected, but only a different kind of anxiety."" "Mr. Dalrymple's special attention is to the British experience - its bureaucratic muddle, oppressive welfare mentality, and aimless young - all produced by people and programs in pursuit of democracy and freedom. He shows how terrorism and the growing numbers of Muslim minorities have changed public life in Britain and elsewhere. Also in the book are Mr. Dalrymple's trenchant observations on artists and ideologues, and on the treatment of criminals and the mentally disturbed, his are of medical interest."--Jacket.
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Not with a Bang but a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline
2009, Turnaround Publisher Services Limited
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