Cover of The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class

by Thorstein Veblen

1899 400 pages eng

Considered the first in-depth critique of consumerism, economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class has come to be regarded as one of the great works of economic theory. Using contemporary and anthropological accounts, Veblen held that our economic and social norms are driv…

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