{"product_id":"stardom-in-postwar-france-polygons-cultural-diversities-intersections-12-polygons-cultural-diversities-and-intersections-12-9780857451606","title":"Stardom in Postwar France Polygons Cultural","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. This title includes an examination of the development of mass culture in post-war France, which offers an insight into the shifts that took place. It explores stardom from the domain of cinema and other fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…an excellent volume, original and instructive, for researchers as well as for students, be it in cultural anthropology, sociology of culture or French Studies. For anthropologists adopting a comparative approach, here is an opportunity to find out how Anglo-Saxon colleagues perceive a hexagonal culture from outside.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Anthropologie et Sociétés\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This strong collection, through its insistence on the import of stardom beyond an array of one-dimensional incarnations of a zeitgeist to consider complex embodiments of specific contemporary tensions and dynamics, succeeds in expanding successfully the consideration of star identities in French studies and provides both fascinating case studies and valuable models for future analysis.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · French Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This highly enjoyable and provocative book convincingly demonstrates that celebrities are pivotal sites for the historical analysis of national identity.  Those figures that attracted public attention were all able to incarnate the aspirations and anxieties that shaped France in the postwar moment.  And it is through examining icons like Bardot, Hallyday, Poulidor, and de Gaulle, the authors insist, that we gain insight into the social concerns of the day. Why the post ’68 era failed, in their view, to produce a similar gamut of stars, remains an intriguing point of departure for future research.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · H-France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohn Gaffney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiana Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Stardom in Theory and Context\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohn Gaffney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiana Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e 1950s Popular Culture: Star-Gazing and Myth-Making with Roland Barthes and Edgar Morin\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSusan Weiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘A Girl of Today’: Brigitte Bardot\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDiana Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Rock ’n’ Roll Stardom: Johnny Hallyday\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChris Tinker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Stardom on Wheels: Raymond Poulidor\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePhilip Dine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Auteur as Star: Jean-Luc Godard\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAlison Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e The Intellectual as Celebrity: Claude Lévi-Strauss\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristopher Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Starlette de la Littérature’: Françoise Sagan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHeather Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e The Only Act in Town: Charles de Gaulle\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohn Gaffney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohn Gaffney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiana Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038904844631,"sku":"9780857451606","price":20.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857451606.jpg?v=1750941882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stardom-in-postwar-france-polygons-cultural-diversities-intersections-12-polygons-cultural-diversities-and-intersections-12-9780857451606","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}