Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929 . The theory of the leisure class; an economic study of institutions
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  • Front Matter
  • Chapter 1 Chapter I Introductory
  • Chapter 2 Chapter II Pecuniary Emulation
  • Chapter 3 Chapter III Conspicuous Leisure
  • Chapter 4 Chapter IV Conspicuous Consumption
  • Chapter 5 Chapter V The Pecuniary Standard of Living
  • Chapter 6 Chapter Six Pecuniary Canons of Taste
  • Chapter 7 Chapter VII Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
  • Chapter 8 Chapter Eight Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
  • Chapter 9 Chapter IX The Conservation of Archaic Traits
  • Chapter ten Chapter Ten Modern Survivals of Prowess
  • Chapter eleven Chapter XI The Belief in Luck
  • Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve Devout Observances
  • Chapter 13 Chapter XIII Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests
  • Chapter 14 Chapter XIV The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture