12 Rules for Strife
Overview
This is a handbook for change. Because we all know ways in which life could be better. And it can be better. We can make it better.
We don’t need to wait for a leader or saviour. We don’t need to limit ourselves to comments and clicks. In this stunningly original comic-book tour of a serious topic, Jeff Sparrow and Sam Wallman explore 12 powerful ideas distilled from the history of struggle for better lives, better working conditions, and a better world. They show how solidarity can be built across growing divisions — without compromising our values.
‘Strife’ is just another word for making yourself heard. In fun, short, shareable chapters, 12 Rules for Strife shows how together we can change everything.
Details
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Rights held
- Paperback
- 198mm x 129mm
- 128 pages
- 9781761380600
- AUD$29.99
- 30 April 2024
- World
Awards
- Shortlisted for the 2024 The AGDA Design Awards
Praise
‘A great deal of effort has obviously gone into conceptualising this book regarding what rules to select and formulate and how these might be treated visually. The result is that the text and illustrations merge creatively, the two becoming one in a seamless unity. The end product is more than a book; it is a significant work of political art.’
‘12 Rules for Strife might be economical in its telling, but its stirring imagery and hopeful idealism make for a rich experience — one sure to inspire others to assume the mantle of practical activism.’
About the Authors
Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster, and Walkley Award–winning journalist. He is a columnist for The Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at Melbourne’s 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland literary journal. His most recent books are Fascists Among Us: online hate and the Christchurch massacre; Trigger Warnings: political correctness and the rise of the right; and No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson. He lectures at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at The University of Melbourne.
Sam Wallman is a comics journalist and cartoonist based in Melbourne, Australia. His drawings have been published in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Age, the ABC, and SBS.
