The Theory of the Leisure Class (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974556946)

The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is a treatise on economics and a detailed, social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social class and of consumerism, derived from the social stratification of people and the division of labour, which are the social institutions of the feudal period (9th - 15th centuries) that have continued to the modern era. Conducted in the late 19th century, Veblen's socio-economic analyses of the emergent division of labour proved to be accurate, sociological predictions of the economic structure of an industrial society.

Author: Thorstein Veblen
ISBN-10: 1974556948
ISBN-13: 9781974556946
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2017
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d