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The Century of the Self

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The Century of the Self - Season 1 Episode 4 Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering

A secret history of the 20th century.


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58 minutes 2025 HD

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How both the Labour Party in Britain and the Democrats in America have sought to gain power through use of the focus group, invented by psychoanalysts to fulfil desires of the inner self.

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