![]() ![]() I pressed for more: ‘But are you actually happy?’ After a while he just looked at me blankly. He talked for a while about his work, his family, their health, my grandfather, the state of the economy. On a recent visit to Amman (my father is Jordanian), I asked one of my uncles whether he was happy. ![]() Series design by Libanus Press Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cromwell Press, Trowbridge, Wiltshire British Library Cataloguing in Publishing Data Marar, Ziyad The happiness paradox. s e r i e s e d i to r s Barrie Bullen and Peter Hamilton In the same series Cool Rules Dick Pountain and David Robinsįor Kate and our daughters Published by Reaktion Books Ltd 79 Farringdon Road London ec1m 3ju, uk First published 2003 Copyright © Ziyad Marar 2003 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. They offer points of view, take sides and are written with passion. Instead of easing readers into a comfortable awareness of particular fields, these books are combative. f o c i books are intended for an intelligent, alert audience with a general understanding of, and curiosity about, the intellectual debates shaping culture today. ![]() Subjects are drawn from the arts, sciences and humanities, and are linked by the impact they have had or are having on contemporary culture. Focus on Contemporary Issues (f o c i ) addresses the pressing problems, ideas and debates of the new millennium. ![]()
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