| The Theory of the Leisure Class Contributor(s): Veblen, Thorstein (Author), Lekachman, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140187952 ISBN-13: 9780140187953 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory |
| Dewey: 305.52 |
| LCCN: 79017886 |
| Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.06" W x 7.69" (0.61 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic of sociology and economics, originally published in 1899 With exquisite irony, Veblen, the best critic of America that America has produced (C. Wright Mills), lays bare the hollowness of our canons of taste and culture. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |