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Schwarzenegger Syndrome : Politics and Celebrity in the Age of Contempt by Gary Indiana (2005, Hardcover)

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Schwarzenegger Syndrome: Politics and Celebrity in the Age of Contempt by Indiana, Gary [Hardcover]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNew Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101565849515

ISBN-139781565849518

eBay Product ID (ePID)44167730

Product Key Features

Book TitleSchwarzenegger Syndrome : Politics and Celebrity in the Age of Contempt

Number of Pages140 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicGeneral, American Government / General

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science

AuthorGary Indiana

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-041475

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal306.2/0973/090511

SynopsisFrom the California recall circus, in which Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt, and Arianna Huffington vied with over one hundred other candidates to replace a supposedly inept governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged triumphant. How did this onetime bodybuilding champion and gay pinup, with no political experience and a string of mediocre action movies to his name, come to take over the world's fifth-largest economy? In The Schwarzenegger Syndrome , celebrated journalist and novelist Gary Indiana makes the case that this tale is a product of a mediasoaked culture in which image matters more than substance. The recall process, a parody of direct democracy, gave Schwarzenegger the chance of a lifetime. With so many candidates in the race, he certainly wasn't the most qualified, the most articulate, or the most credible--but he was the most famous. And for the majority of Californians, that was enough. A witty and biting travelogue through the intersection of celebrity culture with American political life, The Schwarzenegger Syndrome lays bare the dark implications of Schwarzenegger's rise to power in the Golden State.

LC Classification NumberE902.I48 2005