Fame attack : the inflation of celebrity and its consequences /
Rojek, Chris.
Fame attack : the inflation of celebrity and its consequences / Chris Rojek. - London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012. - ix, 198 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Assessing celebrity culture today, this title explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, social and economic consequences of fame both upon the public and celebrities themselves.
Specialized.
9781849660716 (pbk.) : £18.99 1849660719 (pbk.) : £18.99 9781849668057 (ebook) : No price 1849668051 (ebook) : No price
Fame.
Fame--Social aspects.
Celebrities.
Celebrities--Psychology.
Celebrities in mass media.
Popular culture.
Society.
305.5'2
Fame attack : the inflation of celebrity and its consequences / Chris Rojek. - London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012. - ix, 198 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Assessing celebrity culture today, this title explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, social and economic consequences of fame both upon the public and celebrities themselves.
Specialized.
9781849660716 (pbk.) : £18.99 1849660719 (pbk.) : £18.99 9781849668057 (ebook) : No price 1849668051 (ebook) : No price
Fame.
Fame--Social aspects.
Celebrities.
Celebrities--Psychology.
Celebrities in mass media.
Popular culture.
Society.
305.5'2