The Theory of the Leisure Class (Annotated)

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Author: Thorstein Veblen ISBN: 1230000309511
Publisher: Bronson Tweed Publishing Publication: March 6, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Thorstein Veblen
ISBN: 1230000309511
Publisher: Bronson Tweed Publishing
Publication: March 6, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English


The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism. It suggests 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 practices of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure, while the middle and lower classes were employed in the industrial occupations that support the whole of society. Economically wasteful activities are those activities that do not contribute to the economy or to the material productivity required for the fruitful functioning of society. Veblen's analyses of business cycles and prices, and of the emergent technocratic division of labor by speciality (scientists, engineers, technologists) at the end of the 19th century proved to be accurate predictions of the nature of an industrial society.


This edition has formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  It has also been extensively annotated, with additional information about the work and also Thorstein Veblen, including an overview, background, editions, reception, style, thesis, references in popular culture, biographical and bibliographical information.
 

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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism. It suggests 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 practices of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure, while the middle and lower classes were employed in the industrial occupations that support the whole of society. Economically wasteful activities are those activities that do not contribute to the economy or to the material productivity required for the fruitful functioning of society. Veblen's analyses of business cycles and prices, and of the emergent technocratic division of labor by speciality (scientists, engineers, technologists) at the end of the 19th century proved to be accurate predictions of the nature of an industrial society.


This edition has formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  It has also been extensively annotated, with additional information about the work and also Thorstein Veblen, including an overview, background, editions, reception, style, thesis, references in popular culture, biographical and bibliographical information.
 

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