Thorstein Veblen: Victorian Firebrand

Thorstein Veblen: Victorian Firebrand

by Henry Jorgensen
Thorstein Veblen: Victorian Firebrand

Thorstein Veblen: Victorian Firebrand

by Henry Jorgensen

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Overview

A definitive biography of the man who coined the expression "conspicuous consumption". Based on newly released archival sources, this book sets the facts straight on more than 60 years of myths and misinformation concerning the highly regarded economist and sociologist.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780765602589
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 06/30/1998
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henry Jorgensen

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Photos follow p. 144, 1. Introduction, 2. University of Chicago Beginnings, 3. The Immigrants, 4. Carleton, 5. Tampering with the Sacrament, 6. Student Relations, 7. Miss Hardy, 8. “The Wind on the Heath”, 9. “The Wind on the Heath Has Fallen Dead”, 10. Chicago, 1896-1899, 11. A Book to Be Read for Amusement?, 12. Triggs and Mrs. Triggs, 13. Out of Chicago, 14. The Comer of Indecision, 15. Stanford, 16. Where the Rolling Foothills Rise, 17. A Dossier o f Positive Statements, 18. His Last Few Days of Honor and Competence, 19. The Station to Nowhere, 20. Miss Havisham Takes the Stand, 21. Happily Ever After, 22. World War I Ends, 23. A Land Where Even the Old Are Fair?, 24. “I Will Arise and Go Now”, 25. After All, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index, About the Authors
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