Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1
  • Understanding Celebrity; Chapter 2
  • The Economy of Celebrity; Chapter 3
  • Manufacturing Celebrity; Chapter 4
  • Celcbrity, the Tabloid and the Democratic Public Sphere; Chapter 5
  • The Cultural Function of Celebrity; Chapter 6
  • Consuming Celebrity; Chapter 7
  • Conclusion: Celebrity and Public Culture Today; References; Index.