Stardom in Postwar France.

Stardom in Postwar France.

The 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. The period was one of rapid change, derived from post-World War II economic and social modernization; yet many traditional characteristics were retained. By analyzing the eruption of the new postwar world in the context of a...

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Main Author: Gaffney, John
Other Authors: Holmes, Diana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2008.
Series:Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections, 12
Subjects:
Since 1900
Celebrities > France > History > 20th century.
Fame.
HISTORY / Europe / France.
Celebrities
Civilization
Fame
Intellectual life
Manners and customs
France > Social life and customs > 20th century.
France > Intellectual life > 20th century.
France > Civilization > 1945-
France
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page-Stardom in Postwar France; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1-Stardon in theory and context; Chapter2-1950s popular culture:star-gazing and myth-making with Roland Barthes and Edgar Morin; Chapter 3-'A Girl of Today': Brigitte Bardot; Chapter 4-Rock 'n' roll stardom: Johnny Hallyday; Chapter 5-Stardom on Wheels: Raymond Poulidor; Chapter 6-The auteur as star: Jean-Luc Godard; Chapter 7-The intellectual as celebrity: Claude Levi-Strauss; Chapter 8-'Starlette de la Litterature': Francoise Sagan; Chapter 9-The only act in town: Charles de Gaulle; Conclusion; Bibliography.
  • Notes on ContributorsIndex.

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