Description Celebrities can come from many different realms: film, music, politics, sports.
But what do all these major celebrities have in common? What elevates them to the status of household names while their equally talented peers remain in relative obscurity? Is it just a question of charisma, or does fame depend more on the collective fantasies of fans than the actual accomplishments of celebrities? In search of answers, cultural historian Eric Burns del.
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Rutgers University Press The politics of fame, hardcover/eric burns
