The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts / Edition 1

by Thorstein Veblen

Overview

The Instinct of Workmanship, originally issued in 1914, is described by Murray Murphey as his "most important work." It is in this volume that the theoretical founda­tions are put forth on full display. Veblen's juxtaposition of the instinctive values of community welfare in contrast to the pecuniary values of commercial exchange was the basis of his later, more famous works. The book makes plain Veblen's basic dichotomy between technological institutions for making goods and the pecuniary institutions for making money.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887388071
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/1990
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Thorstein Veblen

Table of Contents

PREFACE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER II CONTAMINATION OP INSTINCTS IN PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER III THE SAVAGE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS CHAPTER IV THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE PREDATORY CULTURE CHAPTER V OWNERSHIP AND THE COMPETITIVE SYSTEM CHAPTER VI THE ERA OF HANDICRAFT CHAPTER VII THE MACHINE INDUSTRY