Veblen in perspective : his life and thought

Author(s)

• Edgell, Stephen

Bibliographic Information

Veblen in perspective : his life and thought

Stephen Edgell

（Studies in institutional economics）

M.E. Sharpe, c2001

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-184) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 The Times, Life, and Works of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929)
• Chapter 2 The Mistaken Marginality of the "Man from Mars"
• Chapter 3 Beyond the Myth of Marginality: Ethnicity and Evolutionism
• Chapter 4 Evolutionary Change: Back to the Future?
• Chapter 5 The Conspicuous Conservation of Leisure Class Culture
• Chapter 6 The Problem: Predatory Institutions
• Chapter 7 The Solution: Workmanship Institutions
• Chapter 8 Conclusions

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Details

• NCID: BA52102856
• ISBN:
  • 1563241161
  • 156324117X
• LCCN: 00068767
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 207 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 330/.092
  • DC21 : B
  • LCC : HB119.V4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929
  • LCSH : Economists -- United States -- Biography
  • LCSH : Institutional economics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12339441