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Paradigm Publishers
November 2007
On Sale: October 30, 2007
140 pages
ISBN: 1594514798
EAN: 9781594514791
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Non-Fiction
Time magazine named Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates their
Persons of the Year. The United Nations tapped Angelina
Jolie as a goodwill ambassador. Bob Geldof organized the
Live8 concert to push the G8 leaders summit on AIDS and debt
relief. What has come to be called "celebrity diplomacy"
attracts wide media attention, significant money, and top
official access around the world. But is this phenomenon
just the latest fad? Are celebrities dabbling in an arena
that is out of their depth, or are they bringing justified
notice to important problems that might otherwise languish
on the crowded international diplomatic scene? This book is
the first to examine celebrity diplomacy as a serious global
project with important implications, both positive and
negative. Intended for readers who might not normally read
about celebrities, it will also attract audiences often
turned off by international affairs. Celebrities bring
optimism and buzz to issues that seem deep and gloomy. Even
if their lofty goals remain elusive, when celebrities speak,
other actors in the global system listen.
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