Icons of dissent : the global resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden / Jeremy Prestholdt.
2019
JC328.3
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Title
Icons of dissent : the global resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden / Jeremy Prestholdt.
Author
Prestholdt, Jeremy, author.
ISBN
9780190077914 (electronic book)
Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
JC328.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.484
Summary
The global icon is an omnipresent but poorly understood element of mass culture. This work asks why audiences around the world have embraced particular iconic figures, how perceptions of these figures have changed, & what this tells us about transnational relations since the Cold War era. Prestholdt addresses these questions by examining one type of icon: the anti-establishment figure. As symbols that represent sentiments, ideals, or something else recognizable to a wide audience, icons of dissent have been integrated into diverse political & consumer cultures, & global audiences have reinterpreted them over time. To illustrate these points, this text examines four of the most evocative & controversial figures of the past fifty years: Che Guevara, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, & Osama bin Laden.
Note
The global icon is an omnipresent but poorly understood element of mass culture. This work asks why audiences around the world have embraced particular iconic figures, how perceptions of these figures have changed, & what this tells us about transnational relations since the Cold War era. Prestholdt addresses these questions by examining one type of icon: the anti-establishment figure. As symbols that represent sentiments, ideals, or something else recognizable to a wide audience, icons of dissent have been integrated into diverse political & consumer cultures, & global audiences have reinterpreted them over time. To illustrate these points, this text examines four of the most evocative & controversial figures of the past fifty years: Che Guevara, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, & Osama bin Laden.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190632144
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