A short history of celebrity
By: Fred Inglis.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780691135625
Subjects: Celebrities -- History; Celebrities -- Biography; Fame -- Social aspects -- History; Fame -- Psychological aspects -- History; History, Modern; Popular culture -- History; Civilization, Modern
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The performance of celebrity; title: A very short history of the feelings; title: The London-Brighton road (1760-1820); title: Paris : haute couture and the painting of modern life; title: New York and Chicago : robber barons and the gossip column, 1880-1910; title: The geography of recognition : celebrity on its holidays; title: The great dictators; title: The stars look down : the democratisation of celebrity; title: From each according to his ability : sport, rock, fashion, and the self; title: Stories we tell ourselves about ourselves; title: Envoi: Cherishing citizens.