| Description |
1 online resource (x, 325 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-313) and index. |
| Contents |
Becoming visible: fame and celebrity in the modern age -- The rise of celebrity journalism -- Exposure or publicity?: the paradox of celebrity journalism -- True success: the master plot of celebrity journalism -- From parasites to public servants: the rehabilitation of the rich -- Practical idealism: political celebrity in an age of reform -- There's no business like show business: celebrity and the popular culture industries -- Heroes and pretenders: athletic celebrity and the commercialization of sports. |
| Summary |
This publication gives a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity, a key part of contemporary American culture. It looks at its historical roots and the development of human-interest journalism. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sensationalism in journalism -- United States.
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Sensationalism in journalism. |
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United States. |
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Celebrities -- Press coverage -- United States.
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Celebrities. |
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Press coverage. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ponce de Leon, Charles L. (Charles Leonard). Self-exposure. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002 0807827290 0807854034 (DLC) 2002002099 (OCoLC)49029550 |
| ISBN |
0807862215 (electronic book) |
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9780807862216 (electronic book) |
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0807827290 (alkaline paper) |
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9780807827291 (alkaline paper) |
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0807854034 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807854037 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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