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Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden
Jeremy Prestholdt
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Description for Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden
Hardback. Through the medium of iconic figures, Prestholdt traces the development of shared global imagery, highlighting the mutability of common references and the commodification of political sentiment since the 1960s Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
The global icon is an omnipresent but poorly understood element of mass culture. This book asks why audiences around the world have embraced particular iconic figures, how perceptions of these figures have changed, and 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 and consumer cultures, and global audiences have reinterpreted them over time. To illustrate these points the book ... Read more
The global icon is an omnipresent but poorly understood element of mass culture. This book asks why audiences around the world have embraced particular iconic figures, how perceptions of these figures have changed, and 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 and consumer cultures, and global audiences have reinterpreted them over time. To illustrate these points the book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849046657
SKU
V9781849046657
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About Jeremy Prestholdt
Jeremy Prestholdt is Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego and author of Domesticating the World: African Consumerism and the Genealogies of Globalization.
Reviews for Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden
‘Prestholdt has tackled a daunting topic, and has done so with remarkable success. 'Icons of Dissent' is a searching analysis of the impact and influence of international icons and a worthy read for scholars. Prestholdt’s work should stimulate much more scholarship on the internationalization of icons.’
Choice ‘A thoroughly engaging discourse on transnational factors and historical exigencies that define ... Read more
Choice ‘A thoroughly engaging discourse on transnational factors and historical exigencies that define ... Read more