But Will It Stand Up In Court? by Zapiro

But Will It Stand Up In Court? (Zapiro 2012 Cartoon Annual, Landscape Softcover)

Zapiro's Satirical Take on South Africa's Politics and Courtrooms in 2012, from the Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and The Times

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: But Will It Stand Up In Court?: Cartoons from Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and The Times
• Author: Zapiro
• Publisher: Jacana, Auckland Park, South Africa
• Publication Date: 2012
• ISBN-13: 9781431404506
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback in landscape format, printed in colour on purple
• Physical Format: Landscape-format trade paperback, roughly Large Softcover size. Collected cartoons from the Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and The Times.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated wrappers are clean, with no tears or creases evident. The spine is straight and unbroken, with very slight wear at the head. The corners are sharp and the back cover is clean.
• Interior: The pages are clean and white, with a tight binding and no foxing, marks or writing. No ex-library marks or stamps.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

But Will It Stand Up In Court? is Zapiro's cartoon annual for 2012, published by Jacana. It gathers his political cartoons from the Mail & Guardian, the Sunday Times and The Times, mostly from 2011 to 2012, and satirises the South African political scene of the period.

The title refers to two courtroom disputes that defined the year: President Jacob Zuma's R5 million defamation case against Zapiro, which arose from the Lady Justice cartoon, and the African National Congress's court action against the artist Brett Murray. Together they made 2012 a defining moment for freedom of expression in South Africa.

Zapiro's annuals have appeared since 1996 and serve as a running visual record of the nation's politics. In 2012 he received the IPA Freedom to Publish Prize and was named Editorial Cartoonist of the Year at the Standard Bank Sikuvile awards. This is a good-condition collectible copy for anyone gathering South African political satire.

Author Profile: Zapiro (Jonathan Shapiro)

Zapiro is the pen name of Jonathan Shapiro, a South African political cartoonist born in Cape Town on 27 October 1958. His work has appeared in the Mail & Guardian, the Sunday Times and The Times, and his annual collections have been published since 1996.

His other books include Call Mr. Delivery, The Hole Truth, The Last Sushi, Pirates of Potokwane, Vuvuzela Nation and Which Side is Up. He received the Media Institute of Southern Africa's Press Freedom Award in 2009 and the IPA Freedom to Publish Prize in 2012.