Man of Steel:
a cartoon history of the Howard years
Edited by Russ Radcliffe
Overview
Man of steel, lying rodent, or just plain old honest John?
John Winston Howard was the dominant figure on the Australian political landscape for over a decade. As we contemplate his final powerwalk into history, eyebrows to the breeze and bottom lip all aquiver, our finest political cartoonists survey the great man’s legacy.
Details
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- ISBN
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- Pub date
- Paperback
- 200mm x 180mm
- 208 pages
- 9781921215537
- AUD$29.99
- 3 September 2007
Praise
'This is a great collection, and one that makes you grateful there's an election coming. A funny, infuriating document of our times.'
About the Editor
Russ Radcliffe created the annual Best Australian Political Cartoons series in 2003. His other books include: Man of Steel: a cartoon history of the Howard years in 2007; Dirt Files: a decade of Australian political cartoons in 2013; and My Brilliant Career: Malcolm Turnbull, a political life in cartoons in 2016.
Russ has edited collections from some of Australia’s finest political cartoonists, including Matt Golding, Judy Horacek, Bill Leak, Alan Moir, Bruce Petty, John Spooner, and David Rowe, and curated several exhibitions, including Moments of Truth, Dirt Files, and Suppositories of Wisdom. In 2013, Russ was awarded the Australian Cartoonists Association’s Jim Russell Award for his contribution to Australian cartooning.
