Author Description

On Television, In Magazines And Books, On The Internet And In Films: Celebrities Of All Sorts Seem To Monopolize Our Attention. This Book Brings New Dimensions To Our Understanding Of Celebrity, Capturing The Way In Which The Figure Of {u2018}the Celebrity{u2019} Is Bound Up With The Emergence Of Modernity. It Outlines How The {u2018}celebrification Of Society{u2019} Is Not Just The Twentieth-century Product Of Hollywood And Television, But A Long-term Historical Process, Beginning With The Printing Press, Theatre And Art. From Fame To Celebrity: The Celebritization Of Society -- Producing Celebrity And The Economics Of Attention -- Celebrity As A Social Form: Status, Charisma And Power -- Imagined Community And Long-distance Intimacy -- Celebrity In Politics, Diplomacy And Development -- Business And Management Celebrity -- Celebrity's Futures: 15 Minutes Of Fame, Or Fame In 15 Minutes. Robert Van Krieken. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [149]-179) And Index.