The Theory of the Leisure Class - Thorstein Veblen
KORTE INHOUD
Edited with an Introduction and notes by Martha Banda
Paperback, in-8, 263 pp., bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.. Originally published: New York: Macmillan, 1899.. In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behavior. Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy, and with an impartial gaze he examines the human cost paid when social institutions exploit the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit. Fashion, beauty, animals, sports, the home, the clergy, scholars--all are assessed for their true usefulness and found wanting. Indeed, Veblen's critique covers all aspects of modern life from dress, class, the position of women, home decoration, industry, business, and sport, to religion, scholarship, and educati...
Paperback, in-8, 263 pp., bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.. Originally published: New York: Macmillan, 1899.. In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behavior. Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy, and with an impartial gaze he examines the human cost paid when social institutions exploit the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit. Fashion, beauty, animals, sports, the home, the clergy, scholars--all are assessed for their true usefulness and found wanting. Indeed, Veblen's critique covers all aspects of modern life from dress, class, the position of women, home decoration, industry, business, and sport, to religion, scholarship, and educati...
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2009Uitgever: Oxford University Press, USA263 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0199552584ISBN-13: 9780199552580Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!