The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

The Theory of the Leisure Class

Thorstein Veblen

256 pages paperback 1899

89 editions

nonfiction economics philosophy sociology informative slow-paced
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The most impressive satirist of his day. -- Time MagazineWith 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 stand...

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