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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark RowlandsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781844651573ISBN 10: 1844651576 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 20 August 2008 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Girls gone wild: fame and vfame 2. Footnotes to Plato 3. The Enlightenment project 4. Lightness and weight 5. From suicide bombers to Young Hot Hollywood 6. Paris Hilton and the end of historyReviews"""accessibly written, with straightforwardly laid out pathways and clearly marked turns of direction ... it offers a persuasive account of the leading characteristics of contemporary fame, or rather its degenerate variant. Best of all, the book is refreshing in its analysis, bringing something different and new to the diagnosis of the production and consumption of contemporary fame. It is in this respect, most of all, that it should be applauded."" - European Journal of Communication" accessibly written, with straightforwardly laid out pathways and clearly marked turns of direction ... it offers a persuasive account of the leading characteristics of contemporary fame, or rather its degenerate variant. Best of all, the book is refreshing in its analysis, bringing something different and new to the diagnosis of the production and consumption of contemporary fame. It is in this respect, most of all, that it should be applauded. - European Journal of Communication Author InformationMark Rowlands is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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