The Great Takeover:

how materialism, the media and markets now dominate our lives

CAROL CRAIG

[Postcards from Scotland series]

This book describes the dominance of materalist values, the media and business in all our lives and how this is leading to a loss of individual and collective wellbeing. Covering psychology, poiitics and economics, Carol Craig looks at many of the big issues of our times - debt, inequality, political apathy, loss of self-esteeem, pornography and the rise of celebrity culture. The conclusion is simple and ultimately hopeful - we can change our values and our lives.

Carol Craig is Chief Executive of the Centre for Confidence and Well-being which she established in 2004. She is author of The Scots' Crisis of Confidence (2003 and 2011); Creating Confidence: A handbook for professionals working with young people (2007); and The Tears that Made the Clyde: Well-being in Glasgow (2010).