A Short History of Celebrity

by Fred Inglis

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A history of celebrity from Byron to Beckham

Love it or hate it, celebrity is one of the dominant features of modern life--and one of the least understood. Fred Inglis sets out to correct this problem in this entertaining and enlightening social history of modern celebrity, from eighteenth-century London to today's Hollywood. Vividly written and brimming with fascinating stories of figures whose lives mark important moments in the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691135622

ISBN13:9780691135625

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.36 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Historical Study & Educational Resources History Humanities Media Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social History Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks World

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