Making a Mindful Nation : : Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century / / / Joanna Cook.
How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice, and a component of public policyMindfulness seems to be everywhere-in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions. How did mindfulness, an awareness training practice with roots in Buddhism,...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : : Princeton University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 p.) :; 5 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction If Mindfulness is the Answer, What is the Question?
- 1 A Genealogy of the 'Present Moment'
- 2 Depression, Optimism and Metacognition
- 3 Mindfulness in the Extraordinary Ordinary
- 4 Mindful Parliamentarians: Common Sense and Living Well
- 5 Mindful Politics, Participation and Evidence
- 6 The Skilful Means of the Mindful Advocate
- Conclusion Keep Calm and Carry On?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A note on the type