| The Theory of the Leisure Class Contributor(s): Veblen, Thorstein (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604594098 ISBN-13: 9781604594096 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: The Theory of the Leisure Class is one of the great works of economics as well as the first detailed critique of consumerism. Veblen argues that economic life is driven not by notions of utility, but by social vestiges from pre-historic times. Drawing examples from his time (turn-of-the-century America) and anthropology, he held that much of today's society is a variation on early tribal life. It was in this book that the term conspicuous consumption was first used. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Philosophy - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.520 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 220 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Theory of the Leisure Class is one of the great works of economics as well as the first detailed critique of consumerism. Veblen argues that economic life is driven not by notions of utility, but by social vestiges from pre-historic times. Drawing examples from his time (turn-of-the-century America) and anthropology, he held that much of today's society is a variation on early tribal life. It was in this book that the term conspicuous consumption was first used. |