| Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader Contributor(s): Holmes, Su (Editor), Redmond, Sean (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412923204 ISBN-13: 9781412923200 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $190.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today's fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.090 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 7.09" W x 9.55" (1.83 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This welcome addition to the literature on fame goes beyond goes beyond stardom--though Redmond and Holmes cover that topic well--to discuss stardom and celebrity in general. --A.L. Knight, CHOICE This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today′s fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies. |