1 option
Veblen and modern America : revolutionary iconoclast / Michael Spindler.
Lippincott Library HB119.V4 S67 2002
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spindler, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929.
- Veblen, Thorstein.
- Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929--Influence.
- Economics--United States--History.
- Economics.
- United States.
- History.
- Sociology--United States--History.
- Sociology.
- Socialism--United States--History.
- Socialism.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- United States--Civilization--20th century.
- United States--Intellectual life.
- Local Subjects:
- United States--Civilization--20th century.
- United States--Intellectual life.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 175 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Sterling, VA : Pluto Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Thorstein Veblen is a key figure in early twentieth-century American intellectual history. Variously described as a 'revolutionary iconoclast', 'the father of technocracy' and 'the best critic of America that America has produced', his work has been compared with that of Marx, Durkheim and Weber for its breadth and insight.
- This study sets Veblen's work in its social and intellectual context, delineating its main concepts and tensions, and re-establishing the extent of his influence. In the process, Spindler evaluates the usefulness and the limitations of Veblen's views for an understanding of modern America by considering Veblen not just as an economist or a sociologist -- as has been the case up to now -- but as a seminal analyst and critic of American culture, whose importance has been underplayed and whose radicalism has been blunted by some postwar commentators. Finally, Spindler argues for the continued relevance of Veblen to an understanding of twenty-first century society.
- Contents:
- 1 Veblen in His Time 4
- 2 The Early Work 26
- 3 The Later Work 61
- 4 Veblen's Reception 86
- 5 Veblen and Consumerism 110
- 6 Veblen and Modern American Fiction 126.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0745309607
- 0745309593
- OCLC:
- 49044364
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.