The theory of the leisure class
viii, 244 pages ; 21 cm.
9780486280622, 0486280624
29356585
Introductory
Pecuniary emulation
Conspicuous consumption
Conspicuous consumption
The pecuniary standard of living
Pecuniary canons of taste
Dress as an expression of the pecuniary culture
Industrial exemption and conservatism
The conservation of archaic traits
Modern survivals of prowess
The belief in luck
Devout observances
Survivals of the non-invidious interest
The higher learning as an expression of the pecuniary culture
"Unabridged"--Cover
Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1899. With new introduction