Elizabeth Taylor
Subtitle: a private life for public consumption
By: Ellis Cashmore
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781628920697; 9781628920703
Subjects: Social aspects; Actors; Celebrities; Fame; Biography
Description: "Uses the English-born Hollywood star as a lens through which to examine the social changes that have yielded what we now call celebrity culture"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life and times; title: 1 The most public of private lives; title: 2 Animal delight; title: 3 Like a million dollars; title: 4 With human failings; title: 5. Inseparable from the gossip; title: 6 Dismantling the fantasy; title: 7 Believing and wanting to believe; title: 8 Beyond condemnation; title: 9 The devil's work; title: 10 Every fiber of my soul; title: 11 Facing oblivion; title: 12 Voyeurs and performers; title: 13 Rules of engagement; title: 14 No life without; title: 15 Everything is for sale; title: 16 Other people's lives; title: 17 On dangerous ground; title: 18 Only the custodian; title: 19 Nobody can hurt her.