Illusions of Immortality: A Psychology of Fame and Celebrity - Hardcover
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Illusions of Immortality What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but psychologists have shied away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book, David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives. Full description
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What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but psychologists have shied away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book, David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives.
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This is an entertaining and thoughtful little book ... it nicely balances history, anecdote, research and comments, and I recommend it to students of psychology, media and communications, as well as to the general reader.' – Glenn Wilson, Reader in Personality, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, Times Higher Educational Supplement
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- PublisherPalgrave MacMillan
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0312229437
- ISBN 13 9780312229436
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages198
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