Veblen in Perspective: His Life and ThoughtRoutledge, 2015 M06 1 - 224 páginas 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. |
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... America” (1963,44). Berger sums up Veblen's distinctive contribution by noting that: “[h]is approach to sociology is ... American capitalism. After returning to and completing my empirical social research on middleclass couples (Edgell ...
... America” (1963,44). Berger sums up Veblen's distinctive contribution by noting that: “[h]is approach to sociology is ... American capitalism. After returning to and completing my empirical social research on middleclass couples (Edgell ...
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... American colleagues. For instance, I filtered Veblen through the lenses of my greater familiarity with British and European, compared with American, history, thinkers and ideas, whereas the opposite was the case generally for American ...
... American colleagues. For instance, I filtered Veblen through the lenses of my greater familiarity with British and European, compared with American, history, thinkers and ideas, whereas the opposite was the case generally for American ...
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... American (e.g., Nisbet 1970; Kivisto 1998; Skocpol 1984) and British (e.g., Abrams 1972; Davis and Scase 1985 ... America. However, in order to consider any one social thinker in their historical context, it is necessary to go beyond ...
... American (e.g., Nisbet 1970; Kivisto 1998; Skocpol 1984) and British (e.g., Abrams 1972; Davis and Scase 1985 ... America. However, in order to consider any one social thinker in their historical context, it is necessary to go beyond ...
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... American capitalism by virtue of his farming family of origin and his first wife's capitalist family of origin. According to Andrew Veblen, the Veblen farmstead “was an outstanding case of 'self sufficiency,” and he described his ...
... American capitalism by virtue of his farming family of origin and his first wife's capitalist family of origin. According to Andrew Veblen, the Veblen farmstead “was an outstanding case of 'self sufficiency,” and he described his ...
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... American capitalism. Typically, he portrayed them not as cultural heroes, but as predators, adept at “capitalistic sabotage” (Veblen 1963 [1921], 40). Veblen was highly critical of the various business strategies, such as freezing out ...
... American capitalism. Typically, he portrayed them not as cultural heroes, but as predators, adept at “capitalistic sabotage” (Veblen 1963 [1921], 40). Veblen was highly critical of the various business strategies, such as freezing out ...
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2 The Mistaken Marginality of the Man from Mars | 30 |
Ethnicity and Evolutionism | 57 |
Back to the Future? | 76 |
5 The Conspicuous Conservation of Leisure Class Culture | 101 |
Predatory Institutions | 117 |
Workmanship Institutions | 137 |
8 Conclusions | 160 |
References | 169 |
Index | 185 |
About the Author | 209 |
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