Glamour: A History

Gundle, Stephen

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The first ever history of glamour, ranging from the rise of the monied class to the glittering dream-worlds fueled by today's celebrities, cinema, and the press

About the Author: Stephen Gundle is Professor of Film and Television Studies at Warwick University, having previously taught at Royal Holloway, University of London and both Oxford and Cambridge universities. He has written widely about Italian and European culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his work focusing especially on the mass media, the cultural aspects of politics and fashion, and the impact of American modernity on European popular culture.


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Title: Glamour: A History
Publisher: Oxford University Press (edition Reprint)
Publication Date: 2009
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Glamour is one of the most tantalizing and bewitching aspects of contemporary culture - but also one of the most elusive. The aura of celebrity, the style of the fashion world, the vanity of the rich and beautiful, and the publicity-driven rites of cafe society are all imbued with its irresistible magnetism. But what exactly is glamour? Where does it come from? How old is it? And can anyone quite capture its magic? Stephen Gundle answers all these questions and more in this first ever history of the phenomenon, from Paris in the tumultuous final decades of the eighteenth century through to Hollywood, New York, and Monte Carlo in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from Napoleon to Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe, from Beau Brummell to Gianni Versace. Throughout, the book captures the excitement and sex appeal of glamour while exposing its mechanisms and exploring its sleazy and sometimes tragic underside. As Gundle shows, while glamour is exciting and magnetic, its promise is ultimately an illusion that can only ever be partially fulfilled. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002840764

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 4.0cms, 472pp, b/w illusts, fine paperback & cover The chapters are: glamour & modernity; urban enchantments; the birth of sex appeal; wealth, style & spectacle; cafe society & publicity; the Hollywood star system; Paris, Rome & the Riviera; glamour & mass consumption; photography & the female image; style, pastiche & excess; contemporary glamour. 472pp. Seller Inventory # 327

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