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Dive into Thorstein Veblen's classic work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, presented in an accessible Dover Thrift Edition. This seminal text offers a penetrating social critique, famously coining the term 'conspicuous consumption' to dissect the economic behaviors and social status symbols of the wealthy, making it an essential read for understanding modern societal structures and economic thought.

Delve into Thorstein Veblen's enduring classic, *The Theory of the Leisure Class*, an insightful Oxford World's Classic that dissects the social phenomena of status, wealth, and power through the lens of 'conspicuous consumption.' This foundational text in sociology and economic theory offers a critical examination of the habits and values of the affluent, remaining profoundly relevant for understanding societal structures and consumer culture.