Conspicuous Consumption
Thorstein Veblen
103 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0143037595
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Language: English
Publish: May 30, 2006
ClassicsCulturalEconomicsHistoryNonfictionPhilosophyPoliticsPsychologySocial ScienceSociology
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.