BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Premium Collection: 30+ Titles in One Volume: The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, On the Nature of Capital… (Annotated)
Enriched Edition.By Thorstein Veblen
Length93h 27m
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This expansive collection gathers Thorstein Veblen's major writings on capitalism, institutions, education, and social power, including The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, and essays on capital, workmanship, and industrial organization. Written in Veblen's famously ironic, analytic prose, these works expose the conflict between productive industry and pecuniary business, placing him at the center of institutional economics and Progressive Era social criticism. Veblen, a Norwegian-American economist and sociologist, brought to his work the perspective of an intellectual outsider: rigorously trained, skeptical of inherited privilege, and attentive to the habits and institutions that shape economic life. His academic marginality, wide learning, and distrust of conventional respectability helped produce a body of writing that is at once economic theory, cultural diagnosis, and satire of modern capitalism. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a comprehensive entry into one of the most original critics of American economic modernity. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in capitalism, higher education, class behavior, and institutional power will find here a demanding but rewarding archive of arguments whose relevance has scarcely diminished.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreBusiness and Economics
Length93 hrs 27 mins
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Publish dateJan 30, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Books:
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6THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 1)
7THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 2)
8THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 3)
9THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 4)
10THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 5)
11THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 1)
12THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 2)
13THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 3)
14THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 4)
15THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 5)
16THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 1)
17THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 2)
18THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 3)
19THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 4)
20THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 5)
21IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 1)
22IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 2)
23IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 3)
24IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 4)
25IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 5)
26THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 1)
27THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 2)
28THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 3)
29THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 4)
30THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 5)
31THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 1)
32THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 2)
33THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 3)
34THE ENGINEERS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM (pt. 1)
35THE ENGINEERS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM (pt. 2)
36Essays:
37THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 1)
38THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 2)
39THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 3)
40THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 4)
41THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 5)
42THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 6)
43THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 7)
44BOHM-BAWERK’S DEFINITION OF CAPITAL AND THE SOURCE OF WAGES
45THE OVERPRODUCTION FALLACY
46THE PRICE OF WHEAT SINCE 1867
47ADOLPH WAGNER'S NEW TREATISE
48THE FOOD SUPPLY AND THE PRICE OF WHEAT
49THE ARMY OF THE COMMONWEAL
50THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF WOMEN'S DRESS
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