Fans: The Mirror of Consumption

Fans: The Mirror of Consumption
ISBN-10
0745629725
ISBN-13
9780745629728
Series
Fans
Category
Social Science
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2005-04-08
Publisher
Polity
Author
Cornel Sandvoss

Description

Explores the social, cultural, and psychological premises and consequences of fan consumption. This book describes the nature and development of whole fan cultures, and focuses on the experience and identity of the individual fan.

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