Modern heroes are people who fight and sacrifice, who help and volunteer, who work in silence but still achieve great things. They are role models, show moral courage and inspire us to follow in their footsteps. They promote reconciliation, impart values and generate identity. This monograph illustrates how the multifaceted phenomenon of the heroic is negotiated communicatively and how heroes shape our society with the way they think and act.

Autorentext
Daniel Koch, Universität Kassel.