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Herwitz, Daniel Alan, 1955–

The star as icon: celebrity in the age of mass consumption / Daniel Herwitz.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-231-14540-4 (cloth : alk. paper)

1. Fame.   2. Celebrities.   3. Celebrities in mass media.   4. Aesthetics.   5. Popular culture. I. Title.

 

BJ1470.5.H47   2008

306.4—dc22 2008012171

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