Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. One. The Candle in the Wind 1
5. Two. There Is Only One Star Icon (Except in a Warhol Picture) 23
6. Three. Therefore Not All Idols Are American 41
7. Four. A Star Is Born 49
8. Five. The Film Aura: An Intermediate Case 59
9. Six. Stargazing and Spying 79
10. Seven. Teleaesthetics 97
11. Eight. Diana Haunted and Hunted on TV 125
12. Nine. Star Aura in Consumer Society (and Other Fatalities) 133
13. Notes 145
14. Index 151