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Appleford, Simon. Drawing Liberalism: Herblock’s political cartoons in postwar america. Charlottesville: Univ. of Virginia Press, 2023. Added by: joachim (15/05/2023, 15:47) Last edited by: joachim (15/05/2023, 15:56) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9780813948881 BibTeX citation key: Appleford2023 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Block. Herbert, Caricature, Herblock, Randformen des Comics, USA Creators: Appleford Publisher: Univ. of Virginia Press (Charlottesville) |
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Drawing Liberalism is the first book-length critical examination of the political and social impact of the political cartoonist Herbert Block—popularly known as Herblock. Working for the Washington Post, Herblock played a central role in shaping, propagandizing, and defending the ideals of postwar liberalism, a normative set of values and assumptions that dominated American politics and culture after World War II. Best remembered for his unrelenting opposition to and skewering cartoons of Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon, Herblock introduced the term "McCarthyism" into the American political lexicon. With its unstinting and unapologetic support for the liberal agenda, across a career spanning over fifty years at the Post, Herblock’s work affords a unique lens through which to interpret and understand the shifts and contours of twentieth-century American political culture, from the postwar period through the civil rights era into the Nixon presidency. |