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Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved Into a Culture of Fans and Followers
by Jones, Landon Y. | HC | VeryGood
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- Condition
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
080706565X
ISBN-13
9780807065655
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5057259739
Product Key Features
Book Title
Celebrity Nation : How America Evolved Into a Culture of Fans and Followers
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Political Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, Sociology / General, Popular Culture
Genre
Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-053707
Reviews
"A disquieting, well-researched exploration of the celebrity phenomenon and its consequences for our society." -- Kirkus Reviews "Jones is an astute chronicler of celebrity culture." -- Publishers Weekly "A well-researched, astute examination of the blurred lines between heroes and celebrities. The book's narrative and plot points are immensely readable." -- Library Journal "As one of the founding editors at People , Lanny Jones helped chronicle and invent the rise of celebrity culture. In this fun and insightful book, he explores the difference between celebrities and heroes, a distinction that is more important than ever in our age of Kardashians and Trumps." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs "As the editor of People magazine during its early glory days, Landon Jones was present at the creation of the Celebrity Nation. He brings a sharp eye and deep understanding--as well as warmth and humor--to exploring a phenomenon that once seemed like an entertaining diversion but now threatens to consume us all." --Evan Thomas, author of First: Sandra Day O'Connor and Being Nixon " Celebrity Nation is an irresistibly readable history and critique of our vertiginous celebrity culture, written by none other than Landon Jones, former head editor of People , who knows this rocky terrain firsthand. It is witty, illuminating, filled with facts, entertaining but also disturbing, fully living up to its ambitious subtitle: 'How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers.' Whatever the latest curve is, Landon Jones seems to be ahead of it." --Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde "The final arbiter of all matters celebrity in America." --former columnist Frank Rich, New York Times "As a former editor of People magazine, Landon Jones is an expert on the rise of celebrity culture in this country and its troubling social costs. His mesmerizing book, revealing in unsettling detail how America's addiction to celebrity has heightened its political and class divisions and weakened community and family ties, is a must-read." --Lynne Olson, author of Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction, "As one of the founding editors at People , Lanny Jones helped chronicle and invent the rise of celebrity culture. In this fun and insightful book, he explores the difference between celebrities and heroes, a distinction that is more important than ever in our age of Kardashians and Trumps." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, "As one of the founding editors at People , Lanny Jones helped chronicle and invent the rise of celebrity culture. In this fun and insightful book, he explores the difference between celebrities and heroes, a distinction that is more important than ever in our age of Kardashians and Trumps." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs "As the editor of People magazine during its early glory days, Landon Jones was present at the creation of the Celebrity Nation. He brings a sharp eye and deep understanding--as well as warmth and humor--to exploring a phenomenon that once seemed like an entertaining diversion but now threatens to consume us all." --Evan Thomas, author of First: Sandra Day O'Connor and Being Nixon " Celebrity Nation is an irresistibly readable history and critique of our vertiginous celebrity culture, written by none other than Landon Jones, former head editor of People , who knows this rocky terrain firsthand. It is witty, illuminating, filled with facts, entertaining but also disturbing, fully living up to its ambitious subtitle: 'How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers.' Whatever the latest curve is, Landon Jones seems to be ahead of it." --Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde "The final arbiter of all matters celebrity in America." --former columnist Frank Rich, New York Times "As a former editor of People magazine, Landon Jones is an expert on the rise of celebrity culture in this country and its troubling social costs. His mesmerizing book, revealing in unsettling detail how America's addiction to celebrity has heightened its political and class divisions and weakened community and family ties, is a must-read." --Lynne Olson, author of Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction, "As one of the founding editors at People , Lanny Jones helped chronicle and invent the rise of celebrity culture. In this fun and insightful book, he explores the difference between celebrities and heroes, a distinction that is more important than ever in our age of Kardashians and Trumps." --Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs "As the editor of People magazine during its early glory days, Landon Jones was present at the creation of the Celebrity Nation. He brings a sharp eye and deep understanding--as well as warmth and humor--to exploring a phenomenon that once seemed like an entertaining diversion but now threatens to consume us all." --Evan Thomas, author of First: Sandra Day O'Connor and Being Nixon " Celebrity Nation is an irresistibly readable history and critique of our vertiginous celebrity culture, written by none other than Landon Jones, former head editor of People , who knows this rocky terrain firsthand. It is witty, illuminating, filled with facts, entertaining but also disturbing, fully living up to its ambitious subtitle: 'How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers.' Whatever the latest curve is, Landon Jones seems to be ahead of it." --Joyce Carol Oates, author of Blonde "The final arbiter of all matters celebrity in America." --former columnist Frank Rich, New York Times
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION The Celebrity-Industrial Complex CHAPTER 1 How It Started CHAPTER 2 Bread and Circuses: The History of Fame CHAPTER 3 The Dark Side of Celebrity CHAPTER 4 When Big Names Did Good Works CHAPTER 5 Sex, Lies, and Social Media CHAPTER 6 How Celebrities Hijacked Heroes CHAPTER 7 Celebrity Worship CHAPTER 8 The Selling of Celebrity CHAPTER 9 The Human Costs of Celebrity CHAPTER 10 Swimming with Narcissus CHAPTER 11 Stories Celebrities Tell CHAPTER 12 Shape-Shifting: Cameos and Podcasts CHAPTER 13 "R U Real?" CHAPTER 14 The Future of Fame Acknowledgments Notes Index
Synopsis
A former People magazine editor reveals how our cult of celebrity has shaped our politics, our culture, and our personal lives--for better or worse From the writer and editor who coined the term "baby boomer" comes Celebrity Nation , an exploration into how and why fame no longer stems only from heroic achievements but from the number of "likes" and shares--and what this change means for American culture. Landon Jones--who spent decades in "celebrityland" only to emerge, like Alice, blinking in the sunlight--brings a personal and first-person perspective on fame and its dark underbelly, complicated even further by the arrival of the internet and social media. Jones draws on his experience as the former managing editor of People magazine to bolster his account with profiles of celebrities he knew personally, ranging from Malcolm X to Princess Diana, as well as observations about contemporary social media stars like Kim Kardashian and computer-generated macro-influencer Miquela, a self-proclaimed "19-year-old Robot living in LA." In analyzing the stories of over 75 celebrities, spanning decades and industries, Jones shows how celebrity has been wielded as a weapon of mass distraction to spawn narcissism, harm, and loneliness. And yet, in these stories we also see a path forward. Jones highlights luminaries like Nobel Peace prize winner Maria Ressa and lauded environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who have effected meaningful change not by glorifying themselves but by turning to their communities for action. A lively analysis of celebrity culture's impact on nearly every facet of our lives, Celebrity Nation helps us to recognize how the apparatus of fame operates.
LC Classification Number
HM621.J66 2023
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