{"product_id":"the-young-persons-illustrated-guide-to-american-fascism-paperback","title":"The Young Person's Illustrated Guide to American Fascism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Coe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen F. Eisenman\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis fierce, smart interweaving of punch-packing art and powerful, precise words lays bare the authoritarianism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny that populate the political landscape of the United States today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned especially to inform and activate younger readers, these pages pay particular attention to the threats facing the most basic tenets of American democracy, exemplified by the attempted stealing of elections, violence on the streets of the capital, and the evasion of legal consequences by the most powerful in the land. Beyond the crimes of Trump and his cohort, \u003cem\u003eThe Young Person's Illustrated Guide to American Fascism \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the threads of fascism in U.S. history and shows their baleful influence on today's foreign policy, especially support for genocide in Gaza, and the brutal treatment of asylum seekers along the U.S.\/Mexican border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfectly complemented by Stephen Eisenman's crystalline text, Sue Coe's art is, in turn, tough, satirical, bracing, sweet, and sober. It secures her place in a pantheon that features the zine illustration of Art Spiegelman, the realism of Philip Pearlstein, the caricatures of Honor?eacute; Daumier, the expressionism of K?auml;the Kollwitz, and the Dadaism of John Heartfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSue Coe\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist, animal rights activist, and anti-fascist. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Animal's Vegan Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCruel\u003c\/em\u003e. She has depicted the rights struggles of women, children, queers, animals, refugees, and political dissidents. She has exposed the suffering of AIDS patients, displaced persons, and domesticated animals. Her art has also exposed the horrors of factory farms, zoos, prisons, and refugee camps. Coe's prints, drawings and paintings are found in many major art museums, and her illustrations have been published in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen F. Eisenman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Art History at Northwestern University and the author of a dozen books including \u003cem\u003eNineteenth Century Art: A Critical History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Gauguin's Skirt, The Abu Ghraib Effect\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Cry of Nature: Art and the Making of Animal Rights\u003c\/em\u003e. He is an art critic and columnist for \u003cem\u003eCounterpunch\u003c\/em\u003e and the co-founder of the environmental justice non-profit, Anthropocene Alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770334150944,"sku":"9781682196113","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8e63b31fa5ea3fc12293de626009b167.webp?v=1780369532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-young-persons-illustrated-guide-to-american-fascism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}