Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship

by Sonny Liew and Cherian George

Book Overview

A lively graphic narrative reports on censorship of political cartoons around the world, featuring interviews with censored cartoonists from Pittsburgh to Beijing.

Why do the powerful feel so threatened by political cartoons? Cartoons don't tell secrets or move markets. Yet, as Cherian George and Sonny Liew show us in Red Lines, cartoonists have been harassed, trolled, sued, fired, jailed, attacked, and assassinated for their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026254301X
• ISBN13: 9780262543019
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"