Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden

by Jeremy Prestholdt

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190632143
• ISBN13: 9780190632144
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"