Civilization & Its Discontents Vittorio De Sica From his first line to

From his first line to his final plaintive lyric

whom Bowie had interviewed for Rolling Stone in November 1973

And from her New York perch

But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast

including her now-famous polemic against Hitler's favourite film-maker

Civilization & Its Discontents Vittorio De Sica From his first line toIn what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. We all know that living in civilised groups means sacrificing a degree of personal interest, but couldn't you argue that it in fact creates the conditions for our happiness? Freud explores the arguments and counter arguments surrounding this proposition,