The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class
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Publisher : Aakar Books
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 8187879297
ISBN-13 : 9788187879299
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Book Synopsis The Theory of the Leisure Class by : Thorstein Veblen

Download or read book The Theory of the Leisure Class written by Thorstein Veblen and published by Aakar Books. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Theory Of The Leisure Class, His First And Best-Known Work, Thorstein Veblen Challenges Some Of Man S Most Cherished Standards Of Behavior And With Devastating Wit And Satire Exposes The Hollowness Of Many Of Our Canons Of Taste, Education, Dress And Culture. Veblen Uses The Leisure Class As His Example Because It Is This Class That Sets The Standards Followed By Every Level Of Society.The Sign Of Membership In The Leisure Class Is Exemption From Industrial Toil And The Mark Of Success Is Lavish Expenditure Conspicuous Consumption Is The Famous Term He Invented To Describe Spending Which Satisfies No Real Need But Is A Mark Of Prestige.The Process Veblen Criticized Continues Today The Same Worship Of An Empty Scale Of Values, The Same Urge To Prove Oneself Better Than One S Neighbor By The Conspicuous Accumulation Of Useless Objects And By Time And Money-Wasting Activities.

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