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Seeing stars : spectacle, society, and celebrity culture / Pramod K. Nayar

Author
Nayar, Pramod K.
Published
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages)
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Contents
Who wants to be a celebrity? -- A star is born : constructing celebrity -- Star power : the celebrity as spectacle -- Star spotting : celebrity and scandal -- With stars in our eyes : consuming celebrity.
Summary
'Celebrity Culture' explores the ways in which celebrities are 'manufactured', how they establish their hold on the public imagination and how social responses enable them to be what they are, exploring the phenomenon from the 1990s.
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ISBN
9788132101253 (electronic bk.)
8132101251 (electronic bk.)
9788132108351 (ebook)
8132108353 (ebook)
1282017659
9781282017658
9788178299075 (pbk.)
8178299070 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-192) and index.
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