Elizabeth Currid Halkett: 2 books
Starstruck
The Business of Celebrity
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
How was Nike able to take a gamble on an unknown Michael Jordan and transform itself from a $900 million company to a $9.19 billion company in less than fifteen years? Why did the artist Jeff Koons's Balloon Flower (Magenta) sell for a record $25.7 million in 2008? What does the high school football...
The Sum of Small Things
A Theory of the Aspirational Class
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all
In today’s world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry...