The Cartoon History Of The Modern World (2 books in series)
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review 1: The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part II: From the Bastille to Baghdad by Larry Gonick looks at the lighter side of imperialism, highlighting the “opening” of China and Japan, and the “liberation” of South America, as well as the African slave trade. Napolean meets his Wat...
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English
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review 1: the conclusion to one of my favorite cultural artifacts ever, Larry Gonick's 5-volume cartoon history of the world, volume 1 of which I read way back in middle school. The later editions, post-Bush and Gulf war, are a little angrier and preachier, but the whole thing is still ter...