03528nam 2200745 450 991080719020332120230403051316.01-4426-9623-01-4426-9622-210.3138/9781442696228(CKB)2670000000502266(EBL)3290386(SSID)ssj0001130481(PQKBManifestationID)12463352(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001130481(PQKBWorkID)11110502(PQKB)10729960(CEL)438711(CaBNVSL)slc00233955(MiAaPQ)EBC3290386(MiAaPQ)EBC4672873(DE-B1597)589167(DE-B1597)9781442696228(OCoLC)865579220(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105773(OCoLC)1257324024(EXLCZ)99267000000050226620160923h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAge of icons exploring philanthrocapitalism in the contemporary world /edited by Gavin Fridell and Martijn KoningsToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2013.©20131 online resource (224 p.)1-4426-4349-8 1-4426-1203-7 Includes bibliographical references."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.""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."Social changeCelebritiesCelebritiesPolitical activityPhilanthropistsCapitalismNeoliberalismElectronic books. Social change.Celebrities.CelebritiesPolitical activity.Philanthropists.Capitalism.Neoliberalism.361.7Fridell GavinKonings Martijn1975-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807190203321Age of icons4087025UNINA