The Theory of the Leisure Class
Author: Veblen, Thorstein
ISBN: 9780140187953
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Mar 1998
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
A classic of sociology and economics, originally published in 1899
With exquisite irony, Veblen, the "best critic of America that America has produced" (C. Wright Mills), lays bare the hollowness of our canons of taste and culture.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
ISBN: 9780140187953
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Mar 1998
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
A classic of sociology and economics, originally published in 1899
With exquisite irony, Veblen, the "best critic of America that America has produced" (C. Wright Mills), lays bare the hollowness of our canons of taste and culture.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
