A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace and Capitalism
A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace and Capitalism

Author: Rick Tilman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-29

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 131747788X

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First Published in 2015. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was a contemporary of John Dewey and C.S. Peirce and ranks as one of the seminal minds of his generation of American thinkers in economics and sociology. He was a caustic critic of American business culture and his prose being peppered with Latin vocabulary might have made his ideas difficult to comprehend to the layperson. This collection of his writings looks at Veblen's works, main concepts and enables the reader to sample the broad spectrum of his thought and to reach his or her own conclusions regarding its present relevance.

A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace and Capitalism
A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace and Capitalism

Author: Rick Tilman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-29

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1317477898

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First Published in 2015. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was a contemporary of John Dewey and C.S. Peirce and ranks as one of the seminal minds of his generation of American thinkers in economics and sociology. He was a caustic critic of American business culture and his prose being peppered with Latin vocabulary might have made his ideas difficult to comprehend to the layperson. This collection of his writings looks at Veblen's works, main concepts and enables the reader to sample the broad spectrum of his thought and to reach his or her own conclusions regarding its present relevance.

Veblen in Perspective
Veblen in Perspective

Author: Stephen Edgell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1317453646

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This work discusses the impact and contemporary relevance of the work of Thorstein Veblen, as well as the source of his ideas. It suggests that he was one of the first modern sociologists of consumption whose analysis of contemporary display and fashion anticipated later theories and research.

A Brief History of Economics
A Brief History of Economics

Author: E. Ray Canterbery

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9814304808

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"Canterbery's unique style of presentation and breadth of vision manages to breathe new life into the study of dead economists ... Really helps the reader conjure up a vision of the economic times ... A fine addition to the history of thought literature." Journal of Economic Issues.

The Vitality of Critical Theory
The Vitality of Critical Theory

Author: Harry F. Dahms

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-05-19

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0857247980

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States that the critical theory of the Frankfurt School is as important today, if not more so, as it was at its inception during the 1930s. This title looks at the distinguishing features of this tradition and how it is critical, yet also complementary, of other approaches in the social sciences, especially in sociology.

New Directions for Catholic Social and Political Research
New Directions for Catholic Social and Political Research

Author: Guido Giacomo Preparata

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3319338730

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This book offers scholars who ground their research in compassion and pacifism a new framework for the socio-political analysis of current global events. By tackling a broad range of critical themes in various disciplines, the essays compose a critical narrative of the ways in which power and violence shape society, culture, and belief. In addition to the contemporary dynamics of international economics, political murder, and the rhetorical antagonism between Christianity and Islam, the book addresses cultural strife in the West, the societal effects of neoconservative hegemony in the United States and the world, and the overall question of religious credence in connection with political action. All such topics are discussed with a view toward providing solutions and policies that are informed by a comprehensive desire to resist violence and war, on the one hand, and to foment cohesion and harmony at the community level, on the other.

The Enigmatic Academy
The Enigmatic Academy

Author: Christian J. Churchill

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1439907854

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The Enigmatic Academy is a provocative look at the purpose and practice of education in America. Authors Christian Churchill and Gerald Levy use three case studies—a liberal arts college, a boarding school, and a Job Corps center—to illustrate how class, bureaucratic, and secular-religious dimensions of education prepare youth for participation in American foreign and domestic policy at all levels. The authors describe how schools contribute to the formation of a bureaucratic character; how middle and upper class students are trained for leadership positions in corporations, government, and the military; and how the education of lower class students often serves more powerful classes and institutions. Exploring how youth and their educators encounter the complexities of ideology and bureaucracy in school, The Enigmatic Academy deepens our understanding of the flawed redemptive relationship between education and society in the United States. Paradoxically, these three studied schools all prepare students to participate in a society whose values they oppose.

Fifty Major Economists
Fifty Major Economists

Author: Steven Pressman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-22

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1136026886

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An introduction to the life, work and ideas of the people who have shaped the economic landscape from the sixteenth century to the present day. Now in a third edition, it considers how major economists might have viewed challenges such as the continuing economic slump, high unemployment and the sovereign debt problems which face the world today, it includes entries on: • Paul Krugman • Hyman Minsky • John Maynard Keynes • Adam Smith • Irving Fisher • James Buchanan Fifty Major Economists contains brief biographical information on each featured economist and an explanation of their major contributions to economics, along with simple illustrations of their ideas. With reference to the recent work of living economists, guides to the best of recent scholarship and a glossary of terms, Fifty Major Economists is an ideal resource for students of economics. Steven Pressman is Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth University. He has published around 120 articles in refereed journals and as book chapters, and has authored, or edited 13 books, including Women in the Age of Economic Transformation, Economics and Its Discontents, Alternative Theories of the State, and Leading Contemporary Economists.

Building the Inclusive City
Building the Inclusive City

Author: Nilson Ariel Espino

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-24

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1317601483

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Urban segregation is one of the main challenges facing urban development around the globe. The usual outcome of many urban development patterns is an unequal social geography, with the urban poor living in large clusters that are remote, isolated, dangerous or unhealthy. The result is inequality in a number of dimensions of urban life, from deficient urban access, services or infrastructure to social isolation, neighbourhood violence, and lack of economic opportunity. This book brings together debates on ethnic and economic segregation, combining theory and practical solutions to create a guide for those trying to understand and address urban segregation in any part of the world, and integrate ameliorating policies to contemporary urban development agendas.

Why Economists Disagree
Why Economists Disagree

Author: David L. Prychitko

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780791435694

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Provides a convenient introduction to heterodox alternatives to neoclassical economics.