The Story of Utopias · Character
Thorstein Veblen
American economist and sociologist whose theories are cited in the text.
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Also known as Mr. Thorstein Veblen
First appearance: the story of utopias
Thorstein Veblen shows up with force in A Visit to Freeland. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for his concept of 'conspicuous waste' in criticizing the waste of the leisured classes.
Thorstein Veblen first appears in 0003 the story of utopias.
In A Visit to Freeland: Referenced for his concept of 'conspicuous waste' in criticizing the waste of the leisured classes.
Later, in VI: Referenced indirectly through the furniture manufacturer's contempt, as if he had read Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class.
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