description: from the contents I. Introductory -- II. Pecuniary Emulation -- III. Conspicuous Leisure -- IV. Conspicuous Consumption -- V. The Pecuniary Standard of Living -- VI. Pecuniary Canons of Taste -- VII. Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture -- VIII. Industrial Exemption and Conservatism -- IX. The Conservation of Archaic Traits -- X. Modern Survivals of Prowess -- XI. The Belief in Luck -- XII. Devout Observances -- XIII. Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interest -- XIV. The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture.
language: English
title: The Theory of the Leisure Class
titlecomplete: The Theory of the Leisure Class
genres: Sociology, History, Classics, Theory, Economics, Philosophy, Academic, Politics, Social Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3594
publisher: Signet