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Original Essays | April 29, 2013
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The Theory of the Leisure Class (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)by Thorstein Veblen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Classic sociology and economics, originally published in 1899, from "the best critic of America that America has produced."—C. Wright Mills. About the AuthorThorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was a Norwegian-American sociologist and economist and a leader of the Efficiency Movement. In 1919, Veblen, along with Charles Beard, James Harvey Robinson and John Dewey, helped found the New School for Social Research (known today as New School University). Robert Lekachman was a professor of economics at Lehman College, City University of New York, and is the author of The Age of Keynes and Capitalism for Beginners. Table of Contents Introduction by Robert Lekachman Preface Chapter I: Introductory Chapter II: Pecuniary Emulation Chapter III: Conspicuous Leisure Chapter IV: Conspicuous Consumption Chapter V: The Pecuniary Standards of Living Chapter VI: Pecuniary Canons of Taste Chapter VII: Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture Chapter VIII: Industrial Exemption and Conservatism Chapter IX: The Conservation of Archaic Traits Chapter X: Modern Survivals of Prowess Chapter XI: The Belief in Luck Chapter XII: Devout Observances Chapter XIII: Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interest Chapter XIV: The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
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