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Publication Year:1899
Original Language:English
Author Nationality:United States

The Theory of the Leisure Class

by Thorstein Veblen

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This book is a socio-economic critique of American consumerism and the upper class, written in the late 19th century. The author argues that the wealthy engage in conspicuous consumption and leisure to display their wealth and maintain their social status. He ...

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