Bibliograph

The political portrait, leadership, image and power, edited by Luciano Cheles and Alessandro Giacone

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The political portrait, leadership, image and power, edited by Luciano Cheles and Alessandro Giacone

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The political portrait

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1140373779

Responsibility statement

edited by Luciano Cheles and Alessandro Giacone

Series statement

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Sub title

leadership, image and power

Summary

"The leader's portrait, produced in a variety of media (statues, coins, billboards, posters, stamps), is a key instrument of propaganda in totalitarian regimes, but increasingly also dominates political communication in democratic countries as a result of the personalization and spectacularization of campaigning. Written by an international group of contributors, this volume spans the last one hundred years, covering a wide range of countries around the globe, and dealing with dictatorial regimes and democratic systems alike. As well as discussing the effigies that are produced by the powers that be for propaganda purposes, it looks at the uses of portraiture by antagonistic groups or movements as forms of derision, denunciation and demonization. This volume will be of interest to researchers in visual studies, art history, media studies, cultural studies, politics and contemporary history"--, Provided by publisher

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