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  Towards a History of Needs

Author: Ivan Illich
Publisher: Pantheon Books

Illich develops the basic thesis of his argument: that the modern age is creating false needs, neglecting the real problems of our times, and creating a new elite of professionals whose job it is to convince people that they need what they really don't need.



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