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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... Predatory Institutions . The Solution: Workmanship Institutions ix xiii This page intentionally left blank Preface I first came across . Conclusions References Index About the Author 30 57 76 101 117 137 160 169 185 209 Table of Contents.
... Predatory Institutions . The Solution: Workmanship Institutions ix xiii This page intentionally left blank Preface I first came across . Conclusions References Index About the Author 30 57 76 101 117 137 160 169 185 209 Table of Contents.
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... (predation) and land as a means of livelihood (workmanship) could not have been greater than during this remarkable period of economic change. The pecuniary priorities of the urban business classes and the role of farmers in this scheme ...
... (predation) and land as a means of livelihood (workmanship) could not have been greater than during this remarkable period of economic change. The pecuniary priorities of the urban business classes and the role of farmers in this scheme ...
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... predation (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 ...
... predation (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 ...
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... predation.” The former was epitomized by the engineer who worked cooperatively for the good of the whole community, and the latter by absentee owners who operated competitively in their own self-interest and hence against the interests ...
... predation.” The former was epitomized by the engineer who worked cooperatively for the good of the whole community, and the latter by absentee owners who operated competitively in their own self-interest and hence against the interests ...
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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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