Disaster and resistance : comics and landscapes for the 21st century

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Disaster and Resistance outlines pressing social and political struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century-- from post 9-11 New York City to Israel and Palestine, to Iraq and New Orleans. Fan's of Seth's classic works ... will see that his punch has not softened and his work continues to skewer the individuals and institutions wreaking havoc across the globe today. In his bold comic style, Seth chronicles events as they happen, musing not on the chaos of instability and fear, but on the struggle against it. With an introduction by Mumia Abu-Jamal. This book is a call to action.

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Disaster and Resistance outlines pressing social and political struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century-- from post 9-11 New York City to Israel and Palestine, to Iraq and New Orleans. Fan's of Seth's classic works ... will see that his punch has not softened and his work continues to skewer the individuals and institutions wreaking havoc across the globe today. In his bold comic style, Seth chronicles events as they happen, musing not on the chaos of instability and fear, but on the struggle against it. With an introduction by Mumia Abu-Jamal. This book is a call to action.

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Introduction / Mumia Abu Jarnal -- How this book came about -- Foreword: a policy of disaster -- Part one. The new sixies : Jail solidarity in D.C. ; Student strike 2000 ; Sketches of Floram Park anti-World Bank protest ; What is the World Bank? ; Honoring Seattle ; Barbara Lee contemplating the execution of Shaka-Sankofa ; So you want a new sixies ; We the students/we the people -- Part two: Armegeddon : Quick sketch of the World Trade Center burning ; Drawing of Ground Zero ; Post 9-11 stencil ; Post 9-11 flyer ; Ambulance ride ; War and Christmas ; Not enough people have died ; The party's just begun ; Anti-WEF poster ; Downsizing the heroes ; Anti-Carlyle sticker ; The Carlyle Group -- Part three. No blood for oil! : Placards by World War 3 Arts in Action ; No blood 4 oil ; Stop the war now! ; Oil ; Nakedness and power ; Ideas from the mouth of George Bush ; Democracy in Fallujah ; Holland Tunnel lockdown ; Troops out now! ; Cartoon on the nuclearization of the India-Pakistan conflict ; G.W. Bush on the definition of evil -- Part four. The not so holy land : Sketch of checkpoint ; Beduin blues ; The Serpent of state ; Brotherly mass grave by Dir Yassin ; Yom Kippur 5761 ; Part five. After the flood : Sketch of the Lower 9th Ward ; The government does not care ; What you need to know ; The battle of the Lower 9th ; Real aid for Aceh ; Stop the demolition of our homes! ; Fenced out ; Sketch of a Bayou oil facility ; Bayou future -- Artist's notes -- Howl! -- Honk! -- Putting out the fire.