World War II in Cartoons
London: Bounty Books, 2009. Hardcover.
Very Good Plus book block—clean and unmarked. Minor bumps to the corners. Dust jacket present with light shelfwear. Color and black and white illustrations. 160 pages. 9.5” x 12.25”.
Doctor of history and cartoon exhibition curator Mark Bryant collects here the newspaper and magazine cartoons of WWII. The democratizing “shorthand” of image quickly and effectively conveys meaning and emotion better than words can, and people of all nations take advantage of that abrupt impact, especially during times of conflict.
Organized by year of publication, the cartoons and Bryant’s commentary mark the shifting attitudes toward the war effort and how humor and caricature performed every role from racist propaganda to expressions of grief and trauma.
ISBN: 9780753719121
Price: $30.00