The Theory of the Leisure Class
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Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption," exposing the emptiness of many standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. Booknews **** Reprint of the classic Macmillan text of 1889. Recommended by Books for College Libraries 3rd ed.. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Biographical NoteIntroductionIIntroductory3IIPecuniary Emulation18IIIConspicuous Leisure28IVConspicuous Consumption52VThe Pecuniary Standard of Living76VIPecuniary Canons of Taste85VIIDress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture123VIIIIndustrial Exemption and Conservatism138IXThe Conservation of Archaic Traits155XModern Survivals of Prowess179XIThe Belief in Luck201XIIDevout Observances214XIIISurvivals of the Non-Invidious Interest243XIVThe Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture265Notes293Reading Group Guide297
