The Once and Future Riot
$48.00
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2026
Summary
The Once and Future Riot: A Chronicle of Violence in India
From a renowned graphics journalist, a revelatory investigation of the deadly sectarian riots in 2013 Uttar Pradesh, India, and their urgent global significance
Compared to other episodes of lethal Indian communal violence, the clashes in Uttar Pradesh in 2013, the Muzaffarnagar Riot, were a relatively small-scale affair. It had happened before and will probably happen again: Hindus and Muslims, arme…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787334328 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787334325 |
| Author: | Joe Sacco |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 187mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Meticulous and beautifully crafted… he proffers a convincing thesis about how politicians leverage violence to fan the flames of old conflicts that then beget new violence. Paying homage to the importance of seeking truth, however elusive, this timely work is as powerful as it is artful * Publishers Weekly *
About The Author
Joe Sacco
Joe Sacco, one of the world’s greatest cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war reportage comics. He is the author of, among other books, Palestine, which received the American Book Award, and Safe Area: Goražde, which won the Eisner Award and was named a New York Times notable book and Time magazine’s best comic book of 2000. His books have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in Details, The New York Times Magazine, Time, Harper’s and the Guardian. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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