Thorstein Veblen and His Critics, 1891-1963

Conservative, Liberal, and Radical Perspectives

Rick Tilman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

380 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63366-4 (ISBN)

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The influential economist and philosopher Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was one of the most original and penetrating critics of American culture and institutions, and his work attracted and still attracts the attention of scholars from a wide range of political viewpoints and scholarly disciplines. Focusing on the doctrinal and theoretical facets of Veblen's political economy, this book offers a study not only of his ideas but also of the way his critics have responded to them. Rick Tilman assesses the weight of the critics' reactions, both positive and negative, as well as exposing their sometimes mistaken interpretations of Veblen's work. As he scrutinizes the ideologies of the conservatives, liberals, and radicals who commented on Veblen, he portrays the diversity of social theory in the first half of the twentieth century. Beginning with the first criticism of Veblen's work during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison and concluding with Daniel Bell's attack on him during the Kennedy administration, the book emphasizes those critics who systematically confronted the doctrinal structure of Veblen's thought and believed that they perceived in it fundamental weaknesses.
But even the most negatively inclined--such as Paul Baran, Irving Fisher, and Talcott Parsons--admitted some of Veblen's strengths. Ironically, his supporters at times stripped his work of much of its potential for political and moral enlightenment without intending to do so. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Veblen: The Man and His Critics3Ch. 2Conservative Critics: The Early Period18Ch. 3Conservative Critics: The Chicagoites47Ch. 4Conservative Critics: The Religious Assault71Ch. 5Liberal Critics: The Progressives88Ch. 6Liberal Critics: The Institutionalists114Ch. 7Liberal Critics: The Neoinstitutionalists153Ch. 8Liberal Critics: Harvard and Columbia Style163Ch. 9Radical Critics: The Frankfurt School190Ch. 10Radical Critics: The Monthly Review206Ch. 11Radical Critics: Marxism, Trotskyism, and Social Democracy234Ch. 12The Ideological Use and Abuse of Thorstein Veblen259Notes287Archives Consulted345Index351

Erscheinungsdatum	27.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	709 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-691-63366-5 / 0691633665
ISBN-13	978-0-691-63366-4 / 9780691633664
Zustand	Neuware