false 164019 53 Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh & relevant as ever. Veblen's <b>The Theory of the Leisure Class</b> is in the tradition of Adam Smith's <b>The Wealth of Nations</b> & Thomas Hobbes's <b>Leviathan</b>, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics & society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" & "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not only of economic theory, but of historical & sociological thought as well. As sociologist Alan Wolfe writes, Veblen "skillfully...wrote a book that will be read so long as the rich are different from the rest of us; which, if the future is anything like the past, they always will be." 290377 book 1899 The Theory of the Leisure Class (Modern Library Classics) total:265|5:87|4:89|3:66|2:18|1:5| 265 1030 541 25 5 0 true false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1987 Tue Sep 08 23:34:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 23:43:25 -0700 2009 1
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If you've read Marx and were bored to hell- here's more interesting version of economics ("institutional") that will make you question all kinds of social conventions (and economic systems).

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