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The theory of the leisure class / by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929.(CARDINAL)141558;
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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The theory of the leisure class / by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929,author.(CARDINAL)141558;
Pecuniary emulation -- Conspicuous leisure -- Conspicuous consumption -- The pecuniary standard of living -- Pecuniary canons of taste -- Dress as an expression of the pecuniary culture -- Industrial exemption and conservatism -- The conservation of archaic traits -- Modern survivals of prowess -- The belief in luck -- Devout observances -- Survivals of the non-invidious interest -- The higher learning as an expression of the pecuniary culture."In his first and best-known book, Veblen defines the social attitudes and values that condone the misuse of wealth and observes the variety of ways in which the resources of modern society are wasted. Chief among these is the practice of conspicuous consumption, a pattern of behavior that more than survives to the present day. With exquisite irony, Veblen discusses the hollowness of our canons of taste and culture and considers the emptiness of those habits of life and thought that many of us like to regard as our strengths."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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The theory of the leisure class : an economic study of institutions. by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929.(CARDINAL)141558;
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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The theory of the leisure class : an economic study of institutions / by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929.(CARDINAL)141558; Chase, Stuart,1888-1985.(CARDINAL)151714;
Bibliography: page vi.With a foreward by Stuart Chase
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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The theory of the leisure class /|cThorstein Veblen ; with an introduction by John Kenneth Galbraith. by Veblen, Thorstein,|d1857-1929.; Galbraith, John Kenneth,|d1908-;
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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Conspicuous consumption / by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929.(CARDINAL)141558;
The leisure class -- Conspicuous leisure: status and servants -- Conspicuous consumption: women, luxury goods and connoisseurship -- Canons of taste: greenery and pets -- Admission to the leisure class -- Survivals of primitive male prowess: fighting and sports -- Conspicuous uselessness of education.
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The theory of the leisure class / by Veblen, Thorstein,1857-1929,author.(CARDINAL)141558; Banta, Martha,editor,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)187713;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-263).Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Theodore Bunde Veblen -- The Theory of the Leisure Class -- Explanatory Notes.In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behavior. Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy, and with an impartial gaze he examines the human cost paid when social institutions exploit the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit. Fashion, beauty, animals, sports, the home, the clergy, scholars--all are assessed for their true usefulness and found wanting. Indeed, Veblen's critique covers all aspects of modern life from dress, class, the position of women, home decoration, industry, business, and sport, to religion, scholarship, and education. The targets of Veblen's coruscating satire are as evident today as they were a century ago, and his book still has the power to shock and enlighten. Martha Banta's introduction illuminates Veblen's uncompromising arguments as it highlights the literary force of Veblen's writing and its influence on later American writers such as Edith Wharton, Henry James, Dos Passos, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. She also sheds light on his critique of the plight of women and his evolutionary arguments as they relate to modern society. - Publisher.
Subjects: Leisure class.;
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Acquired tastes [large print] / by Mayle, Peter.(CARDINAL)709361;
Subjects: Large print books.; Affluent consumers.; Leisure class.; Luxury.;
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Acquired tastes : a beginner's guide to serious pleasures / by Mayle, Peter.(CARDINAL)709361;
Subjects: Affluent consumers.; Leisure class.; Luxury.;
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Acquired tastes / by Mayle, Peter.(CARDINAL)709361; Mayle, Peter.Expensive habits.(CARDINAL)377082;
Gentleman's fetish -- Black stretch -- Most costly passion of all -- I'll be suing you -- Which side do you dress? -- Millionaire's mushroom -- Dear old things -- Servants -- In defense of Scrooge -- How the rich keep warm -- Mouthful of black pearls -- Perfect second home -- True cigar -- House guests -- Shirt de luxe -- Conjuring with grapes -- New year's resolutions -- Handmade hotel -- Malt -- Writing habit -- Feeding the hand that bites you -- Private jet -- Genuine $1,000 folding hat -- Manhattan -- Cher ami.A humorous memoir describing "the spending habits of the rich," "everything the well-heeled--and those vicariously so inclined--need to know."
Subjects: Affluent consumers.; Leisure class.; Luxury.;
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