| Celebrity Culture and Crime: The Joy of Transgression 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Penfold-Mounce, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230224687 ISBN-13: 9780230224681 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book tackles the much noted but little analyzed realtionship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined in relation to Adorno and Horkheimer's culture industry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 364.3 |
| LCCN: 2009044079 |
| Series: Cultural Criminology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance. |
