Iconic Events: Media, Power, and Politics in Retelling History examines the processes of collective memory surrounding traumatic events that have been deemed ic
Iconic Events explores the social forces that have shaped the meanings around and enduring significance of events that have captured the public's imagination, i
In Stories without Borders, Julia Sonnevend considers the ways in which we recount and remember news stories of historic significance. Focusing on the Berlin Wa
How do stories of particular events turn into global myths, while others fade away? What becomes known and seen as a global iconic event? In Stories without Bor
This volume is the first comprehensive survey of iconic books and texts. It traces their development and influence from ancient to modern times and compares the