Screen LibraryThe theory of the leisure class /
In this scathing book, the author 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 t...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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In this scathing book, the author 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 |
| Carrier Form: | xxxv, 263 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-263). |
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9780199552580 0199552584 |
| Index Number: | HB831 |
| CLC: | D01 |
| Call Number: | D01/V395-1 |