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Best known as the author of the acclaimed book, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Thorstein Veblen was much more than a one-book wonder. He is in fact a seminal classical sociologist who made many original contributions to the study of culture and society. This inspired selection conveys the full zest and penetrating insights of Veblen's writings. The collection comes with a full-length essay which demonstrates the continuing relevance of Veblen's sociology
The Economic Theory of Women's Dress
The Economic Theory of Women's Dress
In human apparel the element of dress is readily distinguishable from that of clothing. The two functions — of dress and of clothing the person — are to a great extent subserved by the same material goods, although the extent to which the same material serves both purposes will appear very much slighter on second thought than it does at first glance. A differentiation of materials has long been going on, by virtue of which many things that are worn for the one purpose no longer serve, and are no longer expected to serve, the other. The differentiation is by no means complete. Much of human apparel is worn both for physical comfort and ...
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