The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class

book by Thorstein Veblen
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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is a treatise of economics and sociology, and a critique of conspicuous consumption as a function of social class and of consumerism, which are social activities derived from the social stratification of people and the division of labor; the social institutions of the feudal period (9th–15th c.) that have continued to the modern era.

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Original title
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study in the Evolution of Institutions
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Country
United States
Language
English
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Publisher
Macmillan
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Publication date
1899
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book
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Pages
400 pp
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