{"product_id":"mother-teresa-gezim-alpion-9780415392471","title":"Mother Teresa: Saint or Celebrity?","description":"\u003cp\u003eMother Teresa was one of the most written about and publicised women in modern times. Apart from Pope John Paul II, she was arguably the most advertised religious celebrity in the last quarter of the twentieth century. During her lifetime as well as posthumously, Mother Teresa continues to generate a huge level of interest and heated debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG?im Alpion explores the significance of Mother Teresa to the mass media, to celebrity culture, to the Church and to various political groups. A section explores the ways different vested interests have sought to appropriate her after her death, and also examines Mother Teresa's own attitude to her childhood and to the Balkan conflicts in the 1980s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book sheds a new and fascinating light upon this remarkable and influential woman, which will intrigue followers of Mother Teresa and those who study the vagaries of stardom and celebrity culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gezim Alpion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415392470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415392471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.18w x 0.66d","brand":"Gezim Alpion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056072913151,"sku":"9780415392471","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8263481b-c529-4d6f-8cff-4f6039ecb947.jpg?v=1685039362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mother-teresa-gezim-alpion-9780415392471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}