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Good remedy for insomnia This is a widely acclaimed phesis on class and consumer culture a la loadsamoney, coined in the term Veblen used 'conspicuous consumption'. The back of the cover states that it's a dry satirical view, which at times it's difficult to say if this is the case or whether the author is simply stating impartial facts or associating with this outlook. To me it seems like mainly the latter, which seems to be borne out by his insistence on unecessary over use of complex wording. If you wish to study class then... more info
A classic analysis of how the West sees money This may not be a book to read for recreation, unless you like 1890s verbal locutions, but there are other reasons to read it. The emergence of the economic analysis of Western society might intrigue you. You might discover the origins of such still useful terms as 'leisure class' and 'conspicuous consumption,' among others. You might be curious about author Thorstein Veblen's status-conscious, anachronistic world of working men and idle wives, which reflects upper-class society in his day. Published in... more info
A CLASSIC ABOUT CONSUMERISM This opus by Veblen exposes the real meaning of the pecuniary advancement of the working and merchant classes, and the formation of elites based mostly upon money and asset valuation. The transfiguration of the traditional social and individual ethical values that this phenomenon produced, is portraited with clarity and sarcastic intelligence by the author in the book, first published in 1899. Now a classic of economic theory, as well as a text book of social science, it describes the tendencies of... more info
The Material Structure of Society Laid Bare. Cynical or 100% Truth? Basically, if you're reading this book you'll probably already have fairly stringent views on the class system and how backstabbing and vainglorious the human race is. Veblen provides perhaps the greatest text on how fatuous the middle classes are in their quest for social advancement and the pathetic bathos they cling to as a means of achieving this. Attitudes derrided, this is a truly ace book that many a richkid hippy anarchist will possess to try and prove they are not being... more info
