Illusions of immortality
Subtitle: a psychology of fame and celebrity
By: David Giles
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Palgrave Macmillan-3PL; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Fame; Celebrities -- Psychology; Fame -- Psychological aspects
Description: "In this book David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives. He argues that fame should be seen as a process rather than a state of being, and that 'celebrity' has largely emerged through the technological developments of the last 150 years."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index