Paperback. Very Good. ISBN 1844651576 9781844651573 [GB]

Routledge. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Routledge ISBN 1844651576 9781844651573 [US]

ISBN10: 1844651576, ISBN13: 9781844651573, [publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, Durham] Softcover One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena of recent years has been the rise and rise of fame. In this book, Mark Rowlands argues that our obsession with fame has transformed it. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. But today we are obsessed with something that is, in effect, quite different: fame unconnected with any discernible distinction, fame that allows a person to be famous simply for being famous. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. To understand this new form of fame, Rowlands maintains, we have to engage in an extensive philosophical excavation that takes us back to a dispute that began in ancient Greece between Plato and Protagoras, and was carried on in a remarkable philosophical experiment that began in eighteenth-century France. Somewhat like contestants on a reality TV show, today we find ourselves, unwittingly, playing out the consequences of this experiment. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 1844651576, ISBN13: 9781844651573, [publisher: Routledge 2008-08-20] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

Paperback / softback. New. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. ISBN 1844651576 9781844651573 [GB]

ISBN10: 1844651576, ISBN13: 9781844651573, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9781844651573
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 1844651576, ISBN13: 9781844651573, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9781844651573
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 1844651576, ISBN13: 9781844651573, [publisher: Acumen Pub Ltd] Softcover 122 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]