The Theory of the Leisure Class
Thorstein Veblen
Politics & Social Sciences
The Theory of the Leisure Class
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THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS
Contents
Chapter One ~~ Introductory
Chapter Two ~~ Pecuniary Emulation
Chapter Three ~~ Conspicuous Leisure
Chapter Four ~~ Conspicuous Consumption
Chapter Five ~~ The Pecuniary Standard of Living
Chapter Six ~~ Pecuniary Canons of Taste
Chapter Seven ~~ Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
Chapter Eight ~~ Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
Chapter Nine ~~ The Conservation of Archaic Traits
Chapter Ten ~~ Modern Survivals of Prowess
Chapter Eleven ~~ The Belief in Luck
Chapter Twelve ~~ Devout Observances
Chapter Thirteen ~~ Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests
Chapter Fourteen ~~ The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
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