- Title : Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year
- Author : Brand: Firebird Press
- Rating : 4.68 (722 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-12-16
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 160 Pages
- Asin : 0882896059
- Language : English
. These humorous, shocking, delightful, and outrageous drawings stimulate a clearer understanding of the major issues and conflicts at hand. No political leader is spared as these cartoonists exploit their strengths, weaknesses, and personal foibles. From the Back Cover THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, Reagan's comeback from cancer surgery, the AIDS scare, international crises, th
. These humorous, shocking, delightful, and outrageous drawings stimulate a clearer understanding of the major issues and conflicts at hand. No political leader is spared as these cartoonists exploit their strengths, weaknesses, and personal foibles. From the Back Cover THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, Reagan's comeback from cancer surgery, the AIDS scare, international crises, the earthquake in Mexico, the startling increase in airplane crashes, the Live Aid concerts -- these major issues of 1985 are explored in some 350 editorial cartoons by more than 130 of the nation's leading editorial cartoonists.Published annually since 1973, this series presents a pictorial history of the year. In this newest volume, outstanding cartoonists express divergent views representing every part of the political spectrumA treasure, these lessons ring True.. I like this book, along with Creative Collage Techniques by Nita Leland. I read this book in one night. Needless to say they managed to escape but not without incident.One of the things about this book is the way it is made. Movement is a key part of life but many Americans find movement impaired by neurological disorders. Contrary to earlier notions of economic decline underlying the end of the Mauryas, Thapar marshals evidence of an economic boom resulting from the stability and infrastructure provided by the early Mauryas as a feature of the period of decline. Because of the plot, I was able to read the disaster of the Lusitania. Secondly, the absence of a discussion of the merits of comparative forms of government (eg republican versus monarchical forms of government) of the kind found in the Mediterranean world at the time is perhaps nothing more than a reflection of the fact that the Mediterranean basin did at the time contain examples of such different forms of government whereas India largelyHe has been the recipient of thirteen Freedom Foundation Awards, a national VFW Award, two Vigilante Patriot Awards, and a Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial cartooning.Brooks' cartoons appear in more than eighty books, including textbooks on political science, economics, and history, as well as encyclopedias and yearbooks. This year the cartoonists focus their rapier wit on such topics as the Regan administration, international terrorism, crime, the AIDS scare, airline safety, and national defense issues such as Star Wars.ABOUT THE EDITOR
Editor Charles Brooks is past president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and for thirty-eight years was a cartoonist for the Birmingham News. His original cartoons are on display in many libraries' archives.. This year's volume presents more than 350 noteworthy cartoons from 133 cartoonists, including the top prize-winners of 1985.Congressman Jack Kemp, a frequent target of editorial pens, contributed the forward for this year's edition. Relive the year's history-making events with Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 1986 EdCHARLES BROOKS, a former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, has edited this series since its inception in 1972.
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