The Other Side of the Coin: A Cartoon History of Australia

A groundbreaking and visually compelling cavalcade of political cartoons spanning Australian history. This 1979 Cassell publication presents over 380 beautifully illustrated cartoons that offer an unflinching, satirical perspective on the nation's past—revealing truths often obscured by official historians. Through the penetrating eyes of Australia's most gifted cartoonists, this work exposes pivotal and controversial moments in Australian history: the horrors of the convict colony and the Rum Rebellion against Governor Bligh; the Eureka Stockade massacre and the bungled Ned Kelly case; the persecution of Aboriginal peoples and Chinese immigrants; the Queensland slave trade; the Royal assassination attempt and the Burke and Wills expedition; seven unnecessary wars and the catastrophic folly of Gallipoli; secessionist movements; the class hatred of the Great Depression; Japanese wartime threats; Menzies' anti-communist paranoia; and the futility of the Vietnam War. Featuring work by legendary cartoonists including Hop, Phil May, David Low, and Norman Lindsay alongside contemporary voices like Molnar, Rigby, Petty, and Leunig, the cartoons have been meticulously gathered from libraries in London and across all Australian states. This represents the most comprehensive collection of Australian political cartoons on record—a visual history that truly shows "the other side of the coin." Paperback in Very Good condition. A significant work for historians, collectors of Australian culture, and enthusiasts of political satire and graphic history.

• Author: King, Jonathan
• Publisher: Cassell
• Year: 1979
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• ISBN: 9780726947117