Chain Reading

The Theory of the Leisure Class

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Written by Thorstein Veblen.
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Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture.

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