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9780486280622

The Theory of the Leisure Class

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486280622

  • ISBN10:

    0486280624

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-05-20
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Classic of economic and social theory offers 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.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. v
Prefacep. xiii
Introductoryp. 1
Pecuniary Emulationp. 22
Conspicuous Leisurep. 35
Conspicuous Consumptionp. 68
The Pecuniary Standard of Livingp. 102
Pecuniary Canons of Tastep. 115
Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culturep. 167
Industrial Exemption and Conservatismp. 188
The Conservation of Archaic Traitsp. 212
Modern Survivals of Prowessp. 246
The Belief in Luckp. 276
Devout Observancesp. 293
Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interestp. 332
The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecunlary Culturep. 363
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