Age of icons : exploring philanthrocapitalism in the contemporary world /
"In the age of icons, major iconic figures play an ever-increasing role in political life. In emotionally charged and contradictory ways, contemporary icons convey boundless faith in a better world under construction while simultaneously embracing the status quo, lashing out at the ills of glob...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
2013
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "In the age of icons, major iconic figures play an ever-increasing role in political life. In emotionally charged and contradictory ways, contemporary icons convey boundless faith in a better world under construction while simultaneously embracing the status quo, lashing out at the ills of global capitalism, while at the same time representing and defending its triumphant possibilities and inevitable forward march. Today's icons offer the promise of limitless change without changing the limits of existing society, which is central to their popularity as well as to their defining contradiction: Western icons conduct widely celebrated superhuman feats with only modest, pragmatic outcomes." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 214 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442696228 1442696222 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
