num_pages: 103
description: 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.
language: English
title: Conspicuous Consumption
titlecomplete: Conspicuous Consumption
genres: Classics, History, Cultural, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Nonfiction, Social Science, Politics
ratings_count: 496
publisher: Penguin Books