The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of American Institutions and a Social Critique of Conspicuous Consumption: Based on Theories of Cha by Thorstein Veblen

The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of American Institutions and a Social Critique of Conspicuous Consumption: Based on Theories of Cha

Thorstein Veblen

154 pages paperback 1899

89 editions

nonfiction economics philosophy sociology informative slow-paced
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The Theory of the Leisure Class is criticism of capitalism. Conspicuous consumption, along with "conspicuous leisure," is performed to demonstrate wealth or mark social status. The book is a treatise on economics and a detailed, social critique of...

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