자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Mears, Ashley, 1980-, author. |
서명/저자사항 | Very important people :status and beauty in the global party circuit /Ashley Mears. |
발행사항 | Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020] |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (xv, 300 pages) : illustrations |
소장본 주기 | Master record variable field(s) change: 050 |
ISBN | 0691189897 9780691189895 |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
요약 | "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"-- |
일반주제명 | Young women -- Social life and customs. Socialites. Social status. Businessmen -- Social life and customs. Rich people. Subculture. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes Rich people. Social status. Socialites. Subculture. Young women -- Social life and customs. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Mears, Ashley, 1980-Very important peoplePrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2020]9780691168654 |
대출바로가기 | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2320017 |
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