{"product_id":"the-theory-of-the-leisure-class-9798902720249","title":"The Theory of the Leisure Class","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thorstein Veblen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Theory of the Leisure Class\u003c\/em\u003e (1899) by \u003cstrong\u003eThorstein Veblen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a critical analysis of modern consumer society. Veblen argues that in capitalist economies, social status is displayed through \u003cstrong\u003econspicuous consumption\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003econspicuous leisure\u003c\/strong\u003e-the public display of wealth and unproductive activities to signal prestige rather than utility. He traces these behaviors to earlier societies where a leisure class emerged, exempt from manual labor, and shows how their values come to dominate cultural standards of success. The book critiques how these status-driven habits encourage waste, reinforce inequality, and shape tastes, institutions, and economic behavior in ways that are often irrational and socially harmful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571244318871,"sku":"9798902720249","price":1951.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798902720249.webp?v=1774886678","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-theory-of-the-leisure-class-9798902720249","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}