Fame.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781317488514
- 306.4
- BJ1470.5 -- .R69 2008eb
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1. Girls gone wild: fame and vfame -- 2. Footnotes to Plato -- 3. The Enlightenment project -- 4. Lightness and weight -- 5. From suicide bombers to Young Hot Hollywood -- 6. Paris Hilton and the end of history -- Further reading -- References -- Index.
Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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