Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen

. Ed(s): Camic, Charles; Hodgson, Geoffrey M.

ISBN 10: 0415718716 / ISBN 13: 9780415718714

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013

About this Item

For more than a century, Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) has stood as a giant of ideas - ideas that were daringly original in his own time, exerted wide influence afterwards, and have proven their relevance to later generations of economists, political and social theorists, and societal critics. This is a collection of his writings. Editor(s): Camic, Charles; Hodgson, Geoffrey M. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 950. . 2013. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415718716
• ISBN 13: 9780415718714
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The 38 selections in the volume include complete texts of all of Veblen’s major articles and book reviews from 1882 to 1914, plus key chapters from his books The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904) and The Instinct of Workmanship (1914). These writings present a wide range of Veblen’s most significant contributions, especially with respect to the philosophical and psychological foundations of economics, sociology, and other social sciences.

A thorougly comprehensive volume, this is the only collection to present Veblen’s writings in chronological order, so that their development can be correctly understood. The volume is edited by a leading sociologist and a prominent economist, who provide extensive introductory essays which include item-by-item commentaries that place each selection in its intellectual-historical context and in relation to subsequent developments in economics. It makes for a valuable source of reference both for students and researchers alike.

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About the Author

Charles Camic is John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. Previously, he was Martindale-Bascom Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. He is an academician of the Academy of Social Sciences and the author of of over 100 academic journal articles, as well as having written numerous books.