Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace and Capitalism

Taylor & Francis

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company. > First Published in 2015. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was a contemporary of John Dewey and C.S. Peirce and ranks as one of the seminal minds of his generation of American thinkers in economics and sociology. He was a caustic critic of American business culture and his prose being peppered with Latin vocabulary might have made his ideas difficult to comprehend to the layperson. This collection of his writings looks at Veblen's works, main concepts and enables the reader to sample the broad spectrum of his thought and to reach his or her own conclusions regarding its present relevance. > Part 1 The Theory of the Leisure Class; pre Preface; Introduction Introductory; Chapter 1 Pecuniary Emulation; Chapter 2 Conspicuous Leisure; Chapter 3 Conspicuous Consumption; Chapter 4 The Pecuniary Standard of Living; Chapter 5 Pecuniary Canons of Taste; Chapter 6 Dress as an Expression of the Pecu;