Illusions of Immortality A Psychology of Fame and Celebrity By: David Giles Publisher: Red Globe Press Print ISBN: 9780333754498, 0333754492 eText ISBN: 9781137096500, 1137096500 Copyright year: 2000 Format: EPUB Available from $ 52.99 USD SKU 9781137096500 What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but up till now psychologists have shied away from an academic 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. He argues that fame should be seen as a process rather than a state of being, and that `celebrity' has largely emerged through the technological developments of the last 150 years. Part of our problem in dealing with celebrities, and the problem celebrities have dealing with the public, is t Download ebook: https://ouo.io/kF5Xpi
