Chapter 1 and Chapter 4
Best entry points for grasping the thesis; readers often start here to assess relevance to modern luxury and status signaling.
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Chapter 8: Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
Frequently cited to explain why the wealthy resist social change, a question contemporary readers raise about elites today.
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