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I object : Ian Hislop's search for dissent

Title
I object : Ian Hislop's search for dissent / Ian Hislop, Thomas Hockenhull.
Author
Hislop, Ian
Publication
  • [New York, New York] : Thames & Hudson Inc. ; [London] : In collaboration with the British Museum, [2019]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Hockenhull, Thomas
  • British Museum, host institution.
Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
Summary
"Challenging authority is an essential ingredient in the development of human civilization. Across millennia, it has acted as a driving force behind social and political change.... Ian Hislop, the well known satirist and editor of Private Eye, has gathered together some 180 objects that people have created, adapted, and used to mock and attack the status quo in societies as varied as Egypt in the 11th century, 16th-century England, and 20th-century Afghanistan. These articles--ranging from badges, posters, prints, and ceramics to items that contain messages hidden from first view, such as a set of wooden doors from Nigeria, a lacquer box from Burma and teapots from China--frequently illuminate lost or forgotten moments in history, giving voice to those who have felt disenfranchised or had no other way to express their views safely. Fully illustrated with texts that set the objects in context, I object is a celebration of the wit and ingenuity of those who have questioned the status quo, showing that the human spirit of rebellion in indomitable"--Dust jacket.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Catalogs.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • "Accompanies the Citi exhibition I object: Ian Hislop's search for dissent at the British Museum from 6 September 2018 to 20 January 2019"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
ISBN
  • 0500480419
  • 9780500480410
LCCN
2018946042
OCLC
  • on1082867946
  • SCSB-9311427
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library