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Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. Educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University, his most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), from which this selection is taken, is a satiric look at American society. He coined the widely used phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation".
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- Contributor: Thorstein Veblen
- Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780141023984
- Number of Pages: 112
- Packaged Dimensions: 111x181x6mm
- Packaged Weight: 71
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Release Date: 2005-08-25
- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. Educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University, his most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), from which this selection is taken, is a satiric look at American society. He coined the widely used phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation".
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