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The Theory of the Leisure Class (Dover Thrift Editions) Export

by: Thorstein Veblen
(20 May 1994)

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<div><font face="Arial">Classic of economic and social theory offers 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.</font><br></div>


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