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The Theory of the Leisure Class: A Classic Study of Wealth, Status, and Conspicuous Consumption
Paperback
PhilosophyEconomicsGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781604594096
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Jun 21 2008
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Thorstein Veblen's influential study examines how wealth, status, and social display shape the habits and institutions of modern society.
In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen analyzes the ways in which economic prosperity influences social behavior and cultural values. Observing the emerging industrial societies of the late nineteenth century, he describes how wealth often expresses itself through what he famously termed conspicuous consumption, the public display of goods and leisure intended to signal social status.
Veblen explores how these patterns of consumption extend beyond individual behavior to influence institutions, social hierarchies, and cultural expectations. Through a combination of economic insight and social critique, he examines how class distinctions shape ideas of respectability, labor, and success in modern industrial societies.
First published in 1899, The Theory of the Leisure Class became one of the most important works of social and economic analysis of its era. Veblen's concepts and observations continue to influence discussions of consumer culture, social status, and the economic forces that shape everyday life.
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