Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader

Book Overview

"This welcome addition to the literature on fame goes beyond goes beyond stardom--though Redmond and Holmes cover that topic well--to discuss stardom and celebrity in general."
--A.L. Knight, CHOICE

This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today′s fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412923212
• ISBN13: 9781412923217
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.5"