The Theory of the Leisure Class
Auteur : Veblen Thorstein
In The Theory of the Leisure Class, his first and best-known work, Thorstein Veblen challenges some of society'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 somethings that satisfies no real need but is a mark of prestige. The process Veblen describes continues today, albeit in a more circuitous form.The Theory of the Leisure Class is part of an ongoing effort to make available the collected works of Veblen to a present-day audience of students and scholars.
Date de parution : 01-1991
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 09-2017
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème de The Theory of the Leisure Class :
Mots-clés :
Modern Industrial Communities; Leisure Class Scheme; Devout Observances; Vicarious Leisure; Leisure Class; Pecuniary Reputability; modern; Pecuniary Decency; industrial; Conspicuous Waste; communities; Pecuniary Emulation; Thorstein Veblen; Quasi-peaceable Stage; C; Wright Mills; Pecuniary Culture; Vicarious Consumption; Predatory Culture; Conspicuous Leisure; Pecuniary Strength; Anthropomorphic Cult; Predatory Habit; Animistic Habit; Barbarian Temperament; Honorific Expenditure; Modern Industrial Life; Young Men; Preternatural Agency; Non-invidious Interest; Industrious Class