Cartoons and Extremism: Israel and the Jews in Arab and Western Media

by Joel Kotek and Joël Kotek

The outrage sparked by the Danish cartoon affair - the publication of images of the Prophet Muhammad in the European press - was a sharp reminder of the potency of the cartoon in the modern media. It is one of the most popular and effective means of communication. By exaggerating and exasperating, cartoons by their very nature lack neutrality, and the cartoon is an important weapon in the Middle Eastern crisis. In response to the Danish cartoon affair,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853037523
• ISBN13: 9780853037521
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 8.2"