Thorstein Veblen

Victorian Firebrand
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7656-0258-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jorgensen, Henry

Jorgensen, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Henry Jorgensen