The Theory of the Leisure Class Revised Edition Contributor(s): Veblen, Thorstein (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486280624 ISBN-13: 9780486280622 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Literary Collections |
Dewey: 305.52 |
LCCN: 93042900 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.22" W x 8.26" (0.43 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: The most impressive satirist of his day. -- Time Magazine With devastating satiric wit, this book examines the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term conspicuous consumption (coined by Veblen) and exposes the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. Since its original publication in 1899, the work has become a classic of social and economic thought and policy and exerted an influence widely felt beyond the sphere of economics. |