LEADER 03528nam 2200745 450 001 9910787629303321 005 20230403051316.0 010 $a1-4426-9623-0 010 $a1-4426-9622-2 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442696228 035 $a(CKB)2670000000502266 035 $a(EBL)3290386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001130481 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12463352 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001130481 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11110502 035 $a(PQKB)10729960 035 $a(CEL)438711 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00233955 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3290386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672873 035 $a(DE-B1597)589167 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442696228 035 $a(OCoLC)865579220 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105773 035 $a(OCoLC)1257324024 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000502266 100 $a20160923h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAge of icons $eexploring philanthrocapitalism in the contemporary world /$fedited by Gavin Fridell and Martijn Konings 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 311 $a1-4426-4349-8 311 $a1-4426-1203-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a"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." 330 $a"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." 606 $aSocial change 606 $aCelebrities 606 $aCelebrities$xPolitical activity 606 $aPhilanthropists 606 $aCapitalism 606 $aNeoliberalism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial change. 615 0$aCelebrities. 615 0$aCelebrities$xPolitical activity. 615 0$aPhilanthropists. 615 0$aCapitalism. 615 0$aNeoliberalism. 676 $a361.7 702 $aFridell$b Gavin 702 $aKonings$b Martijn$f1975- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787629303321 996 $aAge of icons$93849786 997 $aUNINA