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OverviewAn examination of the contributors to the Veblen literature in this masterful volume serves to make clear just how vital Veblen was and remains to our cultural landscape. Whether the reader selects from or reads all of the statements by David Riesman, Douglas Dowd, Max Lerner, E. Digby Baltzell, Wesley Claire Mitchell, C. Wright Mills, Daniel Bell, and the other outstanding participants to this Veblen Century, the pulsating vitality of Veblen himself is well captured. Veblen's Century originated as a project initiated in 1974 by Professor Horowitz to reissue the entire corpus of Veblen's writings in new editions with introductions written expressly with this larger purpose of bringing the mast of economic theory to the attention of a new generation. Project took more than a quarter century to complete. The inclusion of contemporary masters who knew Veblen whole, as well as those writing on specific texts enhance the volume. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Irving HorowitzPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Transaction Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780765808820ISBN 10: 076580882 Pages: 338 Publication Date: 31 October 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsI; 1: Veblen in the Context of American Culture; 2: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Veblen; 3: The Place of Veblen in the History of Ideas; 4: Thorstein Veblen: Recipe for an American Genius 1; 5: Thorstein Veblen: Scientism and the Modern Mood; II; 6: Essays in Our Changing Order; 7: The Theory of the Leisure Class; 8: The Engineers and the Price System; 9: The Higher Learning in America; 10: The Theory of Business Enterprise; 11: Absentee Ownership; 12: Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution; 13: The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts; 14: The Nature of Peace; 15: The Place of Science in Modern Civilization; 16: Thorstein Veblen’s Last Hurrah: Kept Classes, Vested Interests, and the Common ManReviewsCollectively, the essays make a persuasive case for Veblen's legacy not only as a social scientist but also as a sardonic stylist of his times. Appropriate for upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections. --R. S. Hewett, Choice Horowitz's Veblen project is one of the great efforts at restoring and maintaining the work of Veblen in the forefront of American intellectual opinion. --Professor Marc Tool, California State University <p> Collectively, the essays make a persuasive case for Veblen's legacy not only as a social scientist but also as a sardonic stylist of his times. Appropriate for upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections. <p> --R. S. Hewett, Choice <p> Horowitz's Veblen project is one of the great efforts at restoring and maintaining the work of Veblen in the forefront of American intellectual opinion. <p> --Professor Marc Tool, California State University Collectively, the essays make a persuasive case for Veblen's legacy not only as a social scientist but also as a sardonic stylist of his times. Appropriate for upper-division undergraduate through faculty collections. </p> --R. S. Hewett, <em>Choice</em></p> Horowitz's Veblen project is one of the great efforts at restoring and maintaining the work of Veblen in the forefront of American intellectual opinion. </p> --Professor Marc Tool, <i>California State University</i></p> Author InformationIrving Louis Horowitz directed the Veblen Project since its beginnings. He is Hannah Arendt Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Political Science at Rutgers University. He is editor of various festschriften, including volumes in honor of C. Wright Mills, Abraham Edel, and Eli Ginzberg. His most recent work is Behemoth: The Theory and History of Political Sociology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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