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Conspicuous consumption : unproductive consumption of goods is honourable / by Thorstein Veblen
By: Veblen, Thorstein
Series: Great ideasPublisher: London : Penguin, 2005Description: 102p.; 18cm001: 11160ISBN: 0141023988Subject(s): Capitalism | Social classes | Leisure | ConsumptionDDC classification: 306.3 VEB
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 306.3 VEB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 19/03/2024 | 082117 |
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With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.
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This year's crop of Penguin "Great Ideas" volumes offers another eclectic dozen works that shaped society from the ancient Greeks to the 20th century. The books are fairly no frills, but the price isn't bad. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.There are no comments on this title.
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