Protest! : a history of social and political protest graphics
McQuiston, Liz2019
Book
Social discontent and political protest have been expressed visually as well as verbally throughout the ages. Graffiti scribbles on a wall, pictures scattered in the street during marches, posters spread through the environment: all have played their part. For such agitational images represent a power struggle; a rebellion against an established order and a call to arms, or a passionate cry of concern for a cause. This book begins in the 16th century with the Reformation, when images could be produced in multiples. It then travels through decades and centuries of graphics: protesting against the miseries of war; satirising the foibles of royalty, politicians, religions, and society in general; calling for an end to racial discrimination and apartheid; demanding freedom from tyranny and dictatorships; struggling for LGBTQ+ rights; and, finally, attending to 21st-century concerns and Trumpisms.
Main title:
Protest! : a history of social and political protest graphics / Liz McQuiston.
Author:
McQuiston, Liz, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]©2019
Collation:
285 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691198330 (hbk)
Dewey class:
704.94932304
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
501491