ROYAL FEVER by Cele C. Otnes, Pauline Maclaran ( 9780520273658 )

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Title:

ROYAL FEVER
THE BRITISH MONARCHY IN CONSUMER CULTURE

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Format:

Hardback

List price:	£70.95
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ISBN 10:

0520273656

ISBN 13:

9780520273658

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Pub. date:

19 October, 2015

Pages:

384

Description:

Explores how and why consumers around the world leverage a wide range of products, services, and experiences to satisfy their fascination with the British Royal Family brand. This book explores the ways consumer culture and the Royal Family intersect across collectors, fashion, historic sites, media products, Royal brands, and tourist experiences.

Synopsis:

No monarchy has proved more captivating than that of the British Royal Family. Across the globe, an estimated 2.4 billion people watched the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on television. In contemporary global consumer culture, why is the British monarchy still so compelling? Rooted in fieldwork conducted from 2005 to 2014, this book explores how and why consumers around the world leverage a wide range of products, services, and experiences to satisfy their fascination with the British Royal Family brand. It demonstrates the monarchy's power as a brand whose narrative has existed for more than a thousand years, one that shapes consumer behavior and that retains its economic and cultural significance in the twenty-first century. The authors explore the myriad ways consumer culture and the Royal Family intersect across collectors, commemorative objects, fashion, historic sites, media products, Royal brands, and tourist experiences. Taking a case study approach, the book examines both producer and consumer perspectives.Specific chapters illustrate how those responsible for orchestrating experiences related to the British monarchy engage the public by creating compelling consumer experiences. Others reveal how and why people devote their time, effort, and money to Royal consumption - from a woman who boasts a collection of over 10,000 pieces of British Royal Family trinkets to a retired American stockbroker who spends three months each year in England hunting for rare and expensive memorabilia. Royal Fever highlights the important role the Royal Family continues to play in many people's lives and its ongoing contribution as a pillar of iconic British culture.

Illustrations:

36 b/w, 6 tables

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Imprint:

University of California Press

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Returnable

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