Celebrity: Capitalism and the Making of Fame 9781509511433, 9780745641041, 9780745641058

Fame Us: Celebrity Impersonators and the Cult(ure) of Fame 9781551522968, 9781551522289

In this stunning book, photographer Brian Howell takes us into the world of celebrity impersonators—the faux famous peop

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Celebrity: A History of Fame 9781479882793

Douglas Susan J. : Susan J. Douglas is the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at The Univers

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Indigenous Celebrity: Entanglements with Fame 0887559069, 9780887559068

Indigenous Celebrity speaks to the possibilities, challenges, and consequences of popular forms of recognition, critical

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Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy in the Hellenistic World 9781487531782

This book traces the roots of modern notions of celebrity, fame, and infamy back to the Hellenistic period of classical

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Stargazing: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Interaction 1136828664, 9781136828669

The sociology of fame and celebrity is at the cutting edge of current scholarship in a number of different areas of stud

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Celebrity: A history of fame [1 ed.] 9781479862030

The historical and cultural context of fame in the twenty-first century Today, celebrity culture is an inescapable part

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Indigenous Celebrity: Entanglements with Fame 9780887559068, 9780887559228, 9780887559211, 9780887559235

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Celebrity Mad: Why Otherwise Intelligent People Worship Fame 1782206671, 9781782206675

This short book by Professor Brett Kahr provides a psychoanalytic understanding of fame and celebrity in the early twent

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Fame Attack: The Inflation of Celebrity and Its Consequences 9781849660723, 9781849660716, 9781849661386, 9781849668040

The follow up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful Celebrity, this book assesses celebrity culture today. It explores

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Celebrity and the Environment: Fame, wealth and power in conservation 9781350218932, 9781842779736, 9781842779743

The battle to save the world is being joined by a powerful new group of warriors. Celebrities are lending their name to

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