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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... reference to Britain and America (Edgell 1993) and coediting a couple of monographs of relevance to certain Veblenian concerns, namely the decline of the public sphere (Edgellet al. 1995), and the SOCIOIOgy and anthropołogy ...
... reference to Britain and America (Edgell 1993) and coediting a couple of monographs of relevance to certain Veblenian concerns, namely the decline of the public sphere (Edgellet al. 1995), and the SOCIOIOgy and anthropołogy ...
Pagina xi
... reference to an Anglo-European perspective on Veblen (the first from a British academic since Hobson's short book was published in 1936). It is hoped that this hybrid approach will stimulate a greater interest in and recognition of ...
... reference to an Anglo-European perspective on Veblen (the first from a British academic since Hobson's short book was published in 1936). It is hoped that this hybrid approach will stimulate a greater interest in and recognition of ...
Pagina xiii
... references: Elaine Baldwin, Lorraine Baric, Russell Bartley, Chris Bryant, Karl Dayson, Clare Eby, Philip Hodgkiss, Jonathan Larson, RickTilman, Michael Sheehan, Larry Van Sickle, Dennis Smith, Greg Smith, Don Stabile, Peter Swain ...
... references: Elaine Baldwin, Lorraine Baric, Russell Bartley, Chris Bryant, Karl Dayson, Clare Eby, Philip Hodgkiss, Jonathan Larson, RickTilman, Michael Sheehan, Larry Van Sickle, Dennis Smith, Greg Smith, Don Stabile, Peter Swain ...
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... reference points for Karl Marx and Max Weber, respectively. Veblen was well acquainted with the rapid development of American capitalism by virtue of his farming family of origin and his first wife's capitalist family of origin ...
... reference points for Karl Marx and Max Weber, respectively. Veblen was well acquainted with the rapid development of American capitalism by virtue of his farming family of origin and his first wife's capitalist family of origin ...
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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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