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Drawn to Extremes

The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons

By: Chris Lamb

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Drawn to Extremes

The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons

By: Chris Lamb

In 2006, a cartoon in a Danish newspaper depicted the Prophet Mohammed wearing a bomb in his turban. The cartoon created an international incident, with offended Muslims attacking Danish embassies and threatening the life of the cartoonist. Editorial cartoons have been called the most extreme form of criticism society will allow, but not all cartoons are tolerated. Unrestricted by journalistic standards of objectivity, editorial cartoonists wield ire and irony to reveal the naked truths about presidents, celebrities, business leaders, and other public figures. Indeed, since the founding of the republic, cartoonists have made important contributions to and offered critical commentary on our society. Today, however, many syndicated cartoons are relatively generic and gag-related, reflecting a weakening of the newspaper industry's traditional watchdog function. Chris Lamb offers a richly illustrated and engaging history of a still vibrant medium that "forces us to take a look at ourselves for what we are and not what we want to be." The 150 drawings in Drawn to Extremes have left readers howling-sometimes in laughter, but often in protest.

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308

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Columbia University Press

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023113066X

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9780231130660

The Summer of '63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma

Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War

By: Chris Mackowski,Dan Welch

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The Summer of '63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma

Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War

By: Chris Mackowski,Dan Welch

“An important contribution to Civil War scholarship, offering an engrossing portrait of these important campaigns . . . this reviewer recommends it highly.” —NYMAS Review The fall of Vicksburg in July 1863 fundamentally changed the strategic picture of the American Civil War, though its outcome had been anything but certain. Union general Ulysses S. Grant tried for months to capture the Confederate Mississippi River bastion, to no avail. A bold running of the river batteries, followed by a daring river crossing and audacious overland campaign, finally allowed Grant to pen the Southern army inside the entrenched city. The long and gritty siege that followed led to the fall of the city, the opening of the Mississippi to Union traffic, and a severance of the Confederacy in two. In Tennessee, meanwhile, the Union Army of the Cumberland brilliantly recaptured thousands of square miles while sustaining fewer than six hundred casualties. Commander William Rosecrans worried the North would “overlook so great an event because it is not written in letters of blood”—and history proved him right. The Tullahoma campaign has stood nearly forgotten compared to events along the Mississippi and in south-central Pennsylvania, yet all three major Union armies scored significant victories that helped bring the war closer to an end. The public historians writing for the popular Emerging Civil War blog, speaking on its podcast, or delivering talks at its annual Emerging Civil War Symposium in Virginia always present their work in ways that engage and animate audiences. Their efforts entertain, challenge, and sometimes provoke with fresh perspectives and insights born from years of working at battlefields, guiding tours, and writing for the wider Civil War community. The Summer of ’63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma is a compilation of some of their favorites, anthologized, revised, and updated, together with several original pieces. Each entry includes helpful illustrations. This important study, when read with its companion volume The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg, contextualizes the major 1863 campaigns in what arguably was the Civil War’s turning-point summer.

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337

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Savas Beatie

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1954547056

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9781954547056

Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights

A Handbook on Issues, Frameworks and Solutions

By: Scott Leckie,Chris Huggins

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Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights

A Handbook on Issues, Frameworks and Solutions

By: Scott Leckie,Chris Huggins

Housing, land and property (HLP) rights, as rights, are widely recognized throughout international human rights and humanitarian law and provide a clear and consistent legal normative framework for developing better approaches to the HLP challenges faced by the UN and others seeking to build long-term peace. This book analyses the ubiquitous HLP challenges present in all conflict and post-conflict settings. It will bridge the worlds of the practitioner and the theorist by combining an overview of the international legal and policy frameworks on HLP rights with dozens of detailed case studies demonstrating country experiences from around the world. The book will be of particular interest to professors and students of international relations, law, human rights, and peace and conflict studies but will have a wider readership among practitioners working for international institutions such as the United Nations and the World Bank, non-governmental organizations, and national agencies in the developing world.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139495615

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9781139495615

Keep an Eye on the Ball

And Other Secrets to Mastering the Game of Squash

By: Chris Widney,Hashim Khan,Richard Pitts

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Keep an Eye on the Ball

And Other Secrets to Mastering the Game of Squash

By: Chris Widney,Hashim Khan,Richard Pitts

Two athletes willingly shut themselves inside a large, white box. Armed with what look like large flyswatters, they chase a dead rubber ball, banging it against a wall until they are half-dead with exhaustion -- and then they do it again. In "Keep Eye on Ball, Is Most Important One Thing I Tell You, " editor Chris Widney combines the teachings of squash legend Hashim Khan with the drawings of artist Richard Pitts in order to unravel some of the mystery behind this game that no one can seem to explain or stop playing. The result is a book that will leave squash fanatics laughing all the way to the court, and may even help them win a point or two when they get there.

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100

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Simon & Schuster

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0684813246

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9780684813240

Railway Directory 2008

Statistics, People, Maps, Suppliers

By: Railway Gazette International,Chris Bushell,Chris Jackson

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Railway Directory 2008

Statistics, People, Maps, Suppliers

By: Railway Gazette International,Chris Bushell,Chris Jackson

Providing an overview of global railway networks and services, 'Railway Directory 2008' outlines current issues and provides accurate data on all of the world's major networks.

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Nicholson

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0955774004

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9780955774003

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Drawn to Extremes

Drawn to Extremes

The Summer of '63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma

The Summer of '63: Vicksburg & Tullahoma

Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights

Conflict and Housing, Land and Property Rights

Keep an Eye on the Ball

Keep an Eye on the Ball

Railway Directory 2008

Railway Directory 2008

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