The Theory of the Leisure Class
Douban
ISBN: 9780486280622
author:
Thorstein Veblen
publishing house: Dover Publications
publication date: 1994
-5
binding: Paperback
price: USD 3.50
number of pages: 256
Thorstein Veblen
overview
Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture.
