Veblen and modern America : revolutionary iconoclast

Michael Spindler

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 is frequently 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 American culture 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 modern American culture, whose influence and importance has been underplayed and whose radicalism has been blunted by postwar commentators.

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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 is frequently 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 American culture 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 modern American culture, whose influence and importance has been underplayed and whose radicalism has been blunted by postwar commentators.

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[目次]

  • Introduction 1: Veblen In His Time 2: The Early Work 3: The Later Work 4:Veblen's Reception 5: Veblen And Consumerism 6: Veblen And Modern American Fiction Conclusion References Bibliography Inde

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[目次]

  • Introduction 1: Veblen In His Time 2: The Early Work 3: The Later Work 4:Veblen's Reception 5: Veblen And Consumerism 6: Veblen And Modern American Fiction Conclusion References Bibliography Inde

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書名 Veblen and modern America : revolutionary iconoclast
著作者等 Spindler, Michael
出版元 Pluto Press
刊行年月 2002
ページ数 ix, 175 p.
大きさ 22 cm
ISBN 0745309607
0745309593
NCID BA57123627
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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