Theory of the leisure class
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"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.
For Veblen, the shallowness and superficiality of society resulted from the tendency to believe that true accomplishment lay in arriving at a condition of ostentatious wealth and status. In developing this thesis, he traces the origins and development of ownership and property, offering extraordinary insights into the phenomenon of consumerism, the evolution of class structure, the rise of leisure time and how modern societal goals are grounded in pecuniary aspirations and achievements.
Students, sociologists, historians, economists anyone interested in the motives and behavior of human beings within a large-scale social context will find this time-honored investigation still relevant and readable over a century after its first appearance. It belongs in the library of every thinking person.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 augustus 1994
Aantal pagina's: 256
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Thorstein Veblen
Tweede Auteur: C. Wright Mills
Co Auteur: Thorsten Veblen
Hoofdredacteur: Martha Banta
Tweede Redacteur: 1Stworld Library
Hoofduitgeverij: Dover Publications Inc.
Editie: New edition
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 134 mm
Product hoogte: 19 mm
Product lengte: 211 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 128 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 24 mm
Verpakking lengte: 205 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 183 g
EAN: 9780486280622