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- Book Title
- Very Important People : Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
- Publication Name
- Very Important People
- Title
- Very Important People
- Subtitle
- Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0691168652
- EAN
- 9780691168654
- ISBN
- 9780691168654
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Genre
- Social Science
- Topic
- Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Popular Culture
- Release Year
- 2020
- Release Date
- 26/05/2020
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 22.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Information
A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of 'models and bottles' to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men Million-dollar birthday parties, megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of champagne. In today's New Gilded Age, the world's moneyed classes have taken conspicuous consumption to new extremes. In Very Important People , sociologist, author, and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit--from New York City and the Hamptons to Miami and Saint-Tropez -- to reveal the intricate economy of beauty, status, and money that lies behind these spectacular displays of wealth and leisure. Mears spent eighteen months in this world of 'models and bottles' to write this captivating, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking narrative. She describes how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their venues in order to attract men and get them to spend huge sums in the ritual of bottle service. These "girls" enhance the status of the men and enrich club owners, exchanging their bodily capital for as little as free drinks and a chance to party with men who are rich or aspire to be. Though they are priceless assets in the party circuit, these women are regarded as worthless as long-term relationship prospects, and their bodies are constantly assessed against men's money. A story of extreme gender inequality in a seductive world, Very Important People unveils troubling realities behind moneyed leisure in an age of record economic disparity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691168652
ISBN-13
9780691168654
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038710963
Product Key Features
Book Title
Very Important People : Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Popular Culture
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq798.M447 2020
Reviews
"Enlightening. . . . A fascinating glimpse into life behind the velvet rope." ---Matthew Partridge, Money Week, " Very Important People depicts a complex world of exchange and exploitation, and warrants praise for doing so without passing predictable moral judgement. More than offering a mere window into the exotic lives of others, Ashley Mears emphasizes themes that should resonate with us all: the labour of marginalized others that lurks behind so much status-seeking consumption, the risks of conflating work with fun and friendship, and the sad fact that 'girl power' remains as oxymoronic as ever." ---Alice Bloch, Times Literary Supplement, " Very Important People is elegantly written and genuinely page-turning, with revelations about life that go far beyond nightclubs." ---Iona McLaren, The Telegraph, "The most colourful investigation into nightlife and gender politics since Gloria Steinem went incognito as a Playboy Bunny in 1963." ---Mark Smith, The Times, "Throughout the seven chapters of the book, Mears dissects the economy of " models and bottles " (p. 17), or the formula by which we designate those parties in which the super rich display their power by attending models and making flaunting their wealth by wasting money and buying many bottles at exorbitant prices."" ---Giulia Mensitieri, La Vie Des Idees, Riveting. . . . Mears is an excellent storyteller, resulting in a book that's well-informed and critical but also animated and engaging., "Mears takes her readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit, from New York City to Miami and Saint-Tropez, in order to reveal a world constituted by spectacular displays of wealth." ---Laurie Taylor, BBC Radio 4, Thinking Allowed, Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association, "Ashely Mears takes her readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit. From New York City to Miami and St Tropez, in order to reveal a world constituted by spectacular displays of wealth." ---Laurie Taylor, BBC Radio 4, Thinking Allowed, "Compelling, vivid and curiously poignant. . . . Very Important People succeeds in exposing the intriguing and often distressing realities of a culture whose values seem both alien and unpleasantly persistent." ---Lisa Hilton, The Critic, "Mears succeeds in producing a compelling, vivid and curiously poignant account of this closed and highly influential scene. . . . Very Important People succeeds in exposing the intriguing and often distressing realities of a culture whose values seem both alien and unpleasantly persistent." ---Lisa Hilton, The Critic, "Very Important People' was written before the coronavirus pandemic, but Covid-19 makes it more relevant." ---Ollie Williams, Forbes Europe, " Very Important People was written before the coronavirus pandemic, but Covid-19 makes it more relevant. Lockdown has widened inequality as poorer households lose jobs and rely on their savings. Meanwhile, the rich are getting richer, leading to pent up demand for parties, girls and bottle trains among those who have already missed a season of it." ---Ollie Williams, Forbes, Mears is an excellent storyteller, resulting in a book that's well-informed and critical but also animated and engaging., "Riveting. . . . The results of her investigation are astonishing. Mears has amassed pages of enthralling, richly human testimony. . . . The anecdotes are hugely entertaining, in a throw-up-in-your-mouth way. . . . Mears's thesis--that nightclubs aren't exceptions to 'real life,' but a distilled, brutal caricature of it--gathers strength as the details accumulate. . . . Elegantly written and genuinely page-turning, with revelations about life that go far beyond nightclubs." ---Iona McLaren, Daily Telegraph
Copyright Date
2020
Lccn
2019-050389
Dewey Decimal
305.2422
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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