The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

The Theory of the Leisure Class

Thorstein Veblen

212 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy sociology informative slow-paced
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Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. Since fir...

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