Veblen in Perspective: His Life and ThoughtRoutledge, 1 jun 2015 - 224 pagina's This work discusses the impact and contemporary relevance of the work of Thorstein Veblen, as well as the source of his ideas. It suggests that he was one of the first modern sociologists of consumption whose analysis of contemporary display and fashion anticipated later theories and research. |
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... argued that Veblen's often-maligned general theory of evolutionary change was the integrating dimension of his sociological project, one that focused on a macroeconomic and sociological account of American capitalism. After returning to ...
... argued that Veblen's often-maligned general theory of evolutionary change was the integrating dimension of his sociological project, one that focused on a macroeconomic and sociological account of American capitalism. After returning to ...
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... argued that the agrarian radicalism of the American Midwest, which peaked in the early 1890s, is a neglected dimension of the debate regarding the possible influences on the young Veblen (Schimmer 1994). Populism was a social movement ...
... argued that the agrarian radicalism of the American Midwest, which peaked in the early 1890s, is a neglected dimension of the debate regarding the possible influences on the young Veblen (Schimmer 1994). Populism was a social movement ...
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... Veblen's teachers at Yale. Sumner came from a rural background and was a ... Veblen's at Chicago, was a Christian and a patriot who expressed great pride in ... argued that it was inherently wasteful and his ideal was the exact opposite ...
... Veblen's teachers at Yale. Sumner came from a rural background and was a ... Veblen's at Chicago, was a Christian and a patriot who expressed great pride in ... argued that it was inherently wasteful and his ideal was the exact opposite ...
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... (Veblen 1970 [1899], 165), the latter as “dynastic politics under a new name, carried on for the benefit of absentee owners instead of absentee princes” (Veblen 1964c [1923],35), and argued that patriotism was used by the interests of ...
... (Veblen 1970 [1899], 165), the latter as “dynastic politics under a new name, carried on for the benefit of absentee owners instead of absentee princes” (Veblen 1964c [1923],35), and argued that patriotism was used by the interests of ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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2 The Mistaken Marginality of the Man from Mars | 30 |
Ethnicity and Evolutionism | 57 |
Back to the Future? | 76 |
5 The Conspicuous Conservation of Leisure Class Culture | 101 |
Predatory Institutions | 117 |
Workmanship Institutions | 137 |
8 Conclusions | 160 |
References | 169 |
Index | 185 |
About the Author | 209 |
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