Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians

by Tara Isabella Burton

An exploration into the curation of the self in Western civilization from Da Vinci to Kim Kardashian.

In a technologically-saturated era where nearly everything can be effortlessly and digitally reproduced, we're all hungry to carve out our own unique personalities, our own bespoke personae, to stand out and be seen. As the forces of social media and capitalism collide, and individualism becomes more important than ever across a wide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541789016
• ISBN13: 9781541789012
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.4"