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  • The Complete Works of Thorstein Veblen. Illustrated

    The Theory of the Leisure Class, The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, On the Nature of Capital and Others

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The Complete Works of Thorstein Veblen is a comprehensive and thought-provoking collection of writings by Thorstein Veblen, one of the most original and influential critics of modern economic and social systems. This illustrated edition brings together his most important works, including The Theory of the Leisure Class, The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, On the ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    "The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions" (1899) by Thorstein Veblen is a groundbreaking work in economics and sociology, critically examining the economic behavior of the upper class and its relationship to social class and consumerism. Veblen introduces the concept of "conspicuous consumption," wherein the wealthy engage in extravagant spending to display their social ... Read more

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  • Theory of the Leisure Class - The Original Classic Edition

    by Veblen Thorstein ...
    Its true to say that Veblens book is one of the great classics of economic theory; however, such a description suggests (at least to non-economists like myself) that the book will be either dull or remorselessly technical. On the contrary, The Theory of the Leisure Class is stylishly written, endlessly startling (for example, Veblen analyses religion as an outgrowth of the gambling instinct), and ... Read more

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  • Thorstein Veblen: 3 Books

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    This file includes: The Theory of the Leisure Class, An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace, and The Pleace of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays. According to Wikipedia: "Thorstein Bunde Veblen, born Torsten Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist, and a leader of the institutional economics movement. Besides his technical work he was a ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Veblen's landmark study of affluent American society exposes the 'pecuniary culture' and 'conspicuous consumption' that results when unessential goods are exploited at the expense of production of true value. This new edition examines Veblen's still pertinent arguments. - ;'Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.' In The Theory of the ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class,

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The Theory of the Leisure Class, by Thorstein Veblen. ... Read more

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  • Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    The Theory of the Leisure Class is one of the great works of economics as well as the first detailed critique of consumerism. Veblen argues that economic life is driven not by notions of utility, but by social vestiges from pre-historic times. Drawing examples from his time (turn-of-the-century America) and anthropology, he held that much of today's society is a variation on early tribal life. It ... Read more

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  • The Theory of Business Enterprise: Full and Fine Text of 1904 Edition (Illustrated)

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    This book has an active table of contents to access each chapter.Thorstein Veblen is a great American economist along with Irving Fisher, Henry George, and John Bates Clark in many economic thoughts for combining a Darwinian evolutionary perspective with his new institutionalist approach to economic analysis. He developed a 20th-century evolutionary economics based upon Darwinian principles and ... Read more

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  • Business & Economics Collection: Thorstein Veblen Edition (30+ Works in One Volume)

    The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, On the Nature of Capital…

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The "Business & Economics Collection: Thorstein Veblen Edition" is a comprehensive anthology showcasing over thirty seminal works by the acclaimed economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen. This collection offers a critical examination of capitalism, conspicuous consumption, and the socio-economic dynamics of early 20th-century America. Veblen's unique literary style, characterized by sharp wit ... Read more

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  • Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions, by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism. It proposes that the social strata and the division of labor of the feudal period continued into the modern era. The lords of the manor employed themselves in the economically useless ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    This scathing critique of America's preoccupation with wealth and status in the Gilded Age continues to resonate more than a century after it was first publishedAccording to economist Thorstein Veblen, the leisure class produces nothing, contributes nothing, and creates nothing, yet exercises a peculiar control over American society. The shallowness of their interests—from fashion to sports to ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Considered the first in-depth critique of consumerism, economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class has come to be regarded as one of the great works of economic theory. Using contemporary and anthropological accounts, Veblen held that our economic and social norms are driven by traces of our early tribal life, rather than ideas of utility. ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

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