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Where Have All the Heroes Gone? - The Changing Nature of American Valor (Paperback)
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Where Have All the Heroes Gone? - The Changing Nature of American Valor (Paperback)
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From the men and women associated with the American Revolution and
Civil War to the seminal figures in the struggles for civil and
women's rights, Americans have been fascinated with and drawn to
icons of great achievement, or at least reputation. But who spins
today's narratives about American heroism, and to what ends? In a
nation so wracked with division, is there any contemporary
consensus about the enduring importance of our heroes or what
traits they embody? Can heroes survive in our environment of 24/7
media coverage and cynicism about the motives of those who enter
the public domain? In Where Have All the Heroes Gone?, Bruce G.
Peabody and Krista Jenkins draw on the concept of the American hero
to address these questions and to show an important gap between the
views of political and media elites and the attitudes of the mass
public. The authors contend that important changes over the past
half century, including the increasing scope and power of new media
and people's deepening political distrust, have drawn both
politicians and producers of media content to the hero meme.
However, popular reaction to this turn to heroism has been largely
skeptical. As a result, the conversations and judgments of ordinary
Americans, government officials, and media elites are often deeply
divergent and even directly opposed. Exploring and being able to
show these dynamics is important not just for understanding what
U.S. heroism means today, but also in helping to wrestle with
stubborn and distinctively American problems. Investigating the
story of American heroes over the past five decades provides a
narrative that can teach us about such issues as political
socialization, institutional trust, and political communication.
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