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What is it that makes dictators fear cartoonists? The answer is that they can't stand to be ridiculed. And they don't help their cause much by so obviously enjoying the trappings of power, appearing in public with a retinue of bodyguards, a fleet of limousines and rows of medals across their chests topped off with over-sized sunglasses. Cartoonists may not be able to topple tyrants or change the course of history, but they can lessen the climate of...
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The best propaganda is made by the best artists. Posters have to be sharp, attractive and to the point, as well as exploiting ancient prejudices using techniques that sway opinion. They are designed to be understood in the blink of an eye from a distance of at least six feet and, if they don't appeal directly to the emotions, they should immediately be torn up and thrown away.
This book features propaganda posters and cartoons by some of the world's...
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Guaranteed to make everybody laugh, and with an introduction by the renowned Stephen Fry, this collection of hilarious cartoons is an insight into the darkly comic world of one of the UK's leading cartoonists, Tony Husband. Tony Husband has created cartoons for many leading publications, including The Spectator, Private Eye, The Times and Punch. His Yobs strip (Private Eye) is one of the best-known comic strips in the UK and, at 25 years, one of the...
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In peacetime cartoonists are a diverse collection of individuals with their own styles and projects, but when the trumpets of war blow it is like unleashing the dogs of war. Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt and Mussolini were a gift for them and, as this collection shows, one they weren't about to turn down. This book shows that humor was one of the key weapons of war, with countries using cartoons to demoralize their opponents and maintain morale....
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Few human beings have been satirized in cartoons as much as Adolf Hitler. Hitler in Cartoons is the visual biography of a megalomaniac, which starts with his rise in the 1920s and ends with his fall in 1945. Images define an era and cartoonists are always there for us, sniping from the sidelines at tyrants, and all those who wield power unjustly. They don't pull punches either. This book gives you Hitler in the raw as seen through the eyes of some...
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Parenting is harder than you think, but most parents are too busy to notice. Nothing can prepare you for what lies ahead: you'll lose sleep and gain weight; you won't have a proper day off for years; you'll become slovenly in how you dress and you'll find the years are slipping away faster than ever. But the amazing thing is, whatever your children do to you, you'll love them just the same. The Ups and Downs of Being a Parent is a gift book on the...