Conspicuous Consumption

Thorstein Veblen

ISBN 10: 0141023988 / ISBN 13: 9780141023984

Edité par Penguin Books, 2005

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pp. [viii] + 102.

N° de réf. du vendeur 261781482

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• Titre: Conspicuous Consumption
• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0141023988
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780141023984
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

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With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.

À propos de l?auteur

Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. Educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University, his most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), from which this selection is taken, is a satiric look at American society. He coined the widely used phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation".