ISBN: 2940000876725

Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The… Mehr…

Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics and society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics and society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not only of economic theory, but of historical and sociological thought as well. As sociologist Alan Wolfe writes in his Introduction, Veblen "skillfully. wrote a book that will be read so long as the rich are different from the rest of us; which, if the future is anything like the past, they always will be." EBooks, Books~~Biography & Autobiography~~General, Theory-of-the-Leisure-Class~~Thorstein-Veblen, 1280806, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen, 0000876720, B & R Samizdat Express, , , , , B & R Samizdat Express<

ISBN: 2940000876725

Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many standards of… Mehr…

Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. EBooks, Books~~Biography & Autobiography~~General, Theory-of-the-Leisure-Class~~Thorstein-Veblen, 999999999, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen, 0000876720, B&R Samizdat Express, , , , , B & R Samizdat Express<

ISBN: 2940000876725

Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many standards of… Mehr…

Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. EBooks, Books~~Biography & Autobiography~~General, Theory-of-the-Leisure-Class~~Thorstein-Veblen, 549367, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen, 0000876720, B & R Samizdat Express, , , , , B & R Samizdat Express<