Celebrity culture and crime : the joy of transgression / Ruth Penfold-Mounce.
"In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book tackles the much noted but little analyzed realtionship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined in relation to Adorno and Horkheimer's culture i...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, England ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Series: | Cultural criminology.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book tackles the much noted but little analyzed realtionship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined in relation to Adorno and Horkheimer's culture industry"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 196 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0230248306 9780230248304 |