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Overview
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was met by the deepest mourning of this century. Press coverage of the death was unprecedented in both its scale and uniformity. Yet, in an enormous welter of schmaltz, very little was said about the meaning of what had occurred - whether Tony Blair's public emoting heralded a new kind of politics; what, if anything the anguish of so many who never knew Diana in person revealed about modern society, how the intertwining of the ideas of celebrity and victim, physical beauty and moral worth, affected people's responses; what was implied for the future of the royal family. For those perplexed by the outpouring that followed Diana's death, this book provides some answers. Insisting that all aspects of the affair are open to investigation, that nothing (and especially not royalty) is sacred, it brings together a group of distinguished writers whose primary interest is to analyze the death rather than lament it.Synopsis
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was met by the deepest mourning of this century. Press coverage of the death was unprecedented in both its scale and uniformity. Yet, in an enormous welter of schmaltz, very little was said about the meaning of what had occurred - whether Tony Blair's public emoting heralded a new kind of politics; what, if anything the anguish of so many who never knew Diana in person revealed about modern society, how the intertwining of the ideas of celebrity and victim, physical beauty and moral worth, affected people's responses; what was implied for the future of the royal family. For those perplexed by the outpouring that followed Diana's death, this book provides some answers. Insisting that all aspects of the affair are open to investigation, that nothing (and especially not royalty) is sacred, it brings together a group of distinguished writers whose primary interest is to analyze the death rather than lament it.
Jeff Pooley
Flippancy is abundant....'Mum; shy ingenue; jet-setting Glam Queen...neurotic narcissist.' This excellent, often wiffy collection spares none of these Dianas. —Brill's Content