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Glamour: A History
Stephen Gundle
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Description for Glamour: A History
Paperback. Stephen Gundle explains what glamour is, where it came from, and how it has developed over the last two centuries - right up to the present day. Num Pages: 496 pages, 24 black and white plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AKTA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
536g
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199569786
SKU
V9780199569786
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About Stephen Gundle
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Glamour: A History
Covering over two centuries in an inevitably fast paced 400 pages, Stephen Gundle is persuasive.
Hannah Greig, BBC History Magazine
Hannah Greig, BBC History Magazine