A collection of papers, written over a period of thirty years, and
now for the first time available in book form. They fall into three
classifications: Economic, War Essays, Miscellaneous. And many of
them are startlingly timely in their application to such present
day problems as Bolshevism, the Jews, the aftermath of the war.
Veblen's fame has gathered momentum. This book forms part of the
picture. His biography is coming in November - this helps the
groundwork. (Kirkus Reviews)
Essays in Our Changing Order is the ninth volume in the
collected works of America's pre-eminent social scientist. Each
volume has a new opening essay, in this case, a comprehensive
review of Veblen's works by Scott Bowman that stands by itself as a
premier statement. Using an innovative framework, Bowman sees
Veblen as concerned with three unifying themes: the dynamic
interrelationships between instinct, habits of thought,
environment, and social change in human evolution; the essential
contradiction between business and industry sustained by the
instinctual dominance of pecuniary exploit over workmanlike
efficiency; and the role of ideological and animistic thinking in
human affairs.
This volume of Veblen's most important studies, published
posthumously in 1936, illustrates and embellishes the themes Bowman
outlines in a variety of ways, and is remarkable for its
contemporanity and literary freshness. Veblen's editor, Leon
Ardzrooni, divides the work into three major segments: essays on
economics, including the history of the field; miscellaneous
papers, which nearly all come to rest on matters of religion and
philosophy; and what Ardzrooni calls war essays, which again reveal
a very worldly and wise observer of current events and critic of
national policies. What is so astonishing is the timeliness of
these seemingly time bound concerns: whether dealing with the
condition of women, the intellectual contributions of Jews, farm
labor and unions, or the meaning of the Bolshevik Revolution,
Veblen confronts us with insights into still-unfinished
business.
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