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Book SynopsisSince the founding of the republic, cartoonists have both made an important contribution to and offered a critical commentary on our society. This book demonstrates the limits of cartooning from the courtroom to the newsroom. It examines the reasons for the declining state of the art and the implications for all of us.
Trade ReviewThe insightfully selected cartoons alone are worth the book. -- Kathleen Hall Jamieson Lamb's research, however, pays off in his enlightening history of cartooning, loaded with entertaining incidents beyond the well-known. -- James Poniewozik Bookforum If political cartoonists were to draw Chris Lamb, it might be as their knight, charging into battle. -- Nina C. Ayoub Chronicle of Higher Education [Lamb's] book is passionately argued...and the dozens of reproductions are fantastic. Financial Times A book that will serve as a wake-up call to those who refuse to acknowledge the diminution of freedom of expression and democratic ideals in the U.S...Essential Choice A thoughtfully composed and well-illustrated investigation of the role of those who serve as society's watchdogs. ForeWord Magazine An important step forward for scholarship concerning editorial cartooning. -- David W. Park Political Communication Lamb's book is a welcome look at a type of journalism that is given extraordinary latitude. -- H.J. Kirchhoff Globe and Mail
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. "You Should've Been in the World Trade Center!" 2. "President Bush Has Been Reading Doonesbury and Taking It Much Too Seriously" 3. "No Honest Man Need Fear Cartoons" 4. "McCarthyism" 5. "Second-Class Citizens of the Editorial Page" 6. "We Certainly Don't Want to Make People Uncomfortable Now, Do We?" 7. "That's Not a Definition of Libel; That's a Job Description" 8. "Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable" Notes Index
