Britain's Best Ever Political Cartoons
Hilarious, bawdy, irreverent and sharp
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2023
Summary
A rip-roaring collection of Britain’s finest political satire, from Hogarth and Gillray to Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and Nicola Jennings.
Between Waterloo and Brexit, cartoons have been Britain’s most famous antidote to the chaos of public politics. Skewering the issues and characters that have dominated the news over three centuries, these cartoons have united those who love, and those who hate their politicians.
A wild journey through the scandals that made a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529334401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529334403 |
| Author: | Tim Benson |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 186mm x 156mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Tim Benson
Dr. Tim Benson is Britain’s leading authority on political cartoons. He runs the Political Cartoon Gallery and Cafe in Putney. He has produced numerous books on the history of cartoons, including Giles’s War, Churchill in Caricature, Low and the Dictators, The Cartoon Century: Modern Britain through the Eyes of Its Cartoonists, Drawing the Curtain: The Cold War in Cartoons and Over the Top: A Cartoon History of Australia at War.
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