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Autore: | Ponce de Leon Charles L (Charles Leonard) |
Titolo: | Self-exposure [[electronic resource] ] : human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940 / / Charles L. Ponce de Leon |
Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
Disciplina: | 302.23 |
Soggetto topico: | Sensationalism in journalism - United States |
Celebrities - Press coverage - United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-313) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Self-exposure |
ISBN: | 0-8078-6221-5 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910455528103321 |
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