The theory of the leisure class
Subtitle: an economic study of institutions
By: by Thorstein Veblen; with a foreword by Stuart Chase.
Contributors: Chase, Stuart, 1888-
Series: The Modern library of the world's best books
Publisher: The Modern library
Published: 1934
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Leisure class
Description: Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. Since first appearing in 1899, it has become a classic of social theory that has contributed to the modernization of economic policy.
Notes: Bibliography: p. vi.
"First Modern library edition."