Descript |
xiv, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
Note |
"First edition published by Routledge 2012"--Title page verso |
Bibliog. |
Bibliography: pages 207-236 |
Contents |
Introduction: understanding celebrity society -- The foundations: individualism, media and the public sphere, theatre, court society -- Celebrity's secret: the economy of attention -- Celebrity as a social form: status, charisma and power -- Imagined community, self-formation, and long-distance intimacy -- Celebrity politics: performance, populism, and philanthropy -- CEO, firm and worker celebrity -- Celebrity in cyberspace: micro-celebrity and globalization -- Conclusion: the elusive rationality of celebrity |
Subject |
Fame -- Social aspects
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Celebrities
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Mass media -- Social aspects
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ISBN |
9781138295063 |
Call # |
306.4 V217C 2019 |
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