The Theory of the Leisure Class
, by Veblen, Thorstein- ISBN: 9780486280622 | 0486280624
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/20/1994
Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress and culture.