Screen LibraryCentury of the leisured masses : entertainment and the transformation of twentieth-century America /
At the end of the 19th century, economist Thorstein Veblen wrote 'The Theory of the Leisure Class.' A century later, the economic conditions in America had changed beyond recognition. Improvements in agricultural productivity led to better nutrition and triggered improved productivity and...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
At the end of the 19th century, economist Thorstein Veblen wrote 'The Theory of the Leisure Class.' A century later, the economic conditions in America had changed beyond recognition. Improvements in agricultural productivity led to better nutrition and triggered improved productivity and living standards throughout the economy. American workers chose to take the benefits accruing from economic growth in the form of higher wages, shorter workweeks, better working conditions and increased leisure. This text charts the rise of leisure activities during this period. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 305 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190211561 (alk. paper) : 0190211563 (alk. paper) 9780190211578 0190211571 |
| Index Number: | HD4904 |
| CLC: | D771.261 |
| Call Number: | D771.261/S961 |