Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Part I. Fame and Feeling
5. Chapter 1. The Performance of Celebrity 3
6. Chapter 2. A Very Short History of the Feelings 19
7. Part II. The Rise of Celebrity: A Three-Part Invention
8. Chapter 3. The London–Brighton Road, 1760–1820 37
9. Chapter 4. Paris: Haute Couture and the Painting of Modern Life 74
10. Chapter 5. New York and Chicago: Robber Barons and the Gossip Column, 1880–1910 108
11. Part III. The Past in the Present
12. Chapter 6. The Geography of Recognition: Celebrity on Its Holidays 135
13. Chapter 7. The Great Dictators 158
14. Chapter 8. The Stars Look Down: The Democratisation of Celebrity 187
15. Chapter 9. From Each According to His Ability: Sport, Rock, Fashion, and the Self 217
16. Chapter 10. Stories We Tell Ourselves about Ourselves 247
17. Envoi. Cherishing Citizens 270
18. Notes 289
19. Illustrations 303
20. Index 305