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May 12, 2008 at 15:36:01

Thorstein Veblen on The Web

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John G. Wright, Thorstein Veblen, Sociologist (January 1935)

Veblen cannot be indiscriminately lumped with the common run of American academicians. Compared to the academic fossils of his time he was indeed one of the few outstanding original thinkers in America.

Wikipedia Entry on Veblen

Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 - August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist. Educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University, his most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) is a biting satire directed at the leisure class. He coined the widely used phrases "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation".

Veblen Link Page

Veblen Bibliography

H.L.Mencken on Veblen

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