Iconic power

materiality and meaning in social life

Edited by
Jeffrey C. Alexander, Dominik Bartmański, Bernhard Giesen

Cultural Sociology | 1

Palgrave Macmillan

2012

Abstract

A collection of original articles that explore social aspects of the phenomenon of icon. Having experienced the benefits and realized the limitations of so called 'linguistic turn', sociology has recently acknowledged a need to further expand its horizons.