Conspicuous Consumption - Softcover

Veblen, Thorstein

 
9780143037590: Conspicuous Consumption

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With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as it was when it was written over a century ago.

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About the Author

Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929) was an American economist and sociologist. He was educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University, and Yale University. His most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), is a satiric look at American society. Veblen coined the widely used phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation."

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ISBN 10:  0141023988 ISBN 13:  9780141023984
Publisher: Penguin, 2005
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