In the introduction to this work, the author briefly analyzes the historical manifestations of the titular concept among the Polynesians and the Icelandic communities "in the time of the Sagas," but postpones the presentation of evidence until the chapter on the survival of archaic traits.
In the introduction to this work, the author briefly analyzes the historical manifestations of the titular concept among the Polynesians and the Icelandic communities "in the time of the Sagas," but postpones the presentation of evidence until the chapter on the survival of archaic traits. In the chapter which introduces this work's most famous concept, the author analyzes the "ceremonial differentiation of the dietary" as it applies to "intoxicating beverages and narcotics," while another chapter proposes a new explanation for the conservatism of the rich. Gambling habits are examined in a chapter on "The Belief in Luck," and this work concludes with the example of "Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture." Most famous for its explication of the idea of "conspicuous consumption," for ten points, identify this 1899 work, the most famous of Thorstein Veblen.
In the introduction to this work, the author briefly analyzes the historical manifestations of the titular concept among the Polynesians and the Icelandic communities "in the time of the Sagas," but postpones the presentation of evidence until the chapter on the survival of archaic traits.
The {Theory of the Leisure Class}