Peace: The Biography of a Symbol

Ken Kolsbun with Michael S. Sweeney

ISBN 10: 1426202946 / ISBN 13: 9781426202940

Published by National Geographic, 2008

About this Item

In brand New, unread condition with a New dust jacket. The author signed "Ken Kolsbun 2008" along with a peace sign in black sharpie on the first free page. Filled with color and black & white photos of people, places, and peace sign memorabilia. We pack all our books with care and ship in new boxes.

Seller Inventory # 8-8-08-1A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peace: The Biography of a Symbol
• Publisher: National Geographic
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426202946
• ISBN 13: 9781426202940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY BIOGRAPHY
  • POPULAR CULTURE

About this title

Synopsis

The surprising story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament efforts of the late 1950s to its adoption by the antiwar movement of the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now.

About the Authors

Ken Kolsbun is a photographer, writer, historian, peace activist, game inventor, landscape architect, baseball fan, bicyclist, mail-order catalog designer, husband, and father. Kolsbun continues to be active in the peace movement and is an authority on the peace symbol itself.

Michael S. Sweeney is a professor of journalism at Utah State University. He is the award-winning author of the acclaimed book Secrets of Victory, which was named 2001 Book of the Year by the American Journalism Historians Association, and of the National Geographic book God Grew Tired of Us, with Jon Bul Dau.

Ken Kolsbun is a photographer, writer, historian, peace activist, game inventor, landscape architect, baseball fan, bicyclist, mail-order catalog designer, husband, and father. Kolsbun continues to be active in the peace movement and is an authority on the peace symbol itself.Michael S. Sweeney is a professor of journalism at Utah State University. He is the award-winning author of the acclaimed book Secrets of Victory, which was named 2001 Book of the Year by the American Journalism Historians Association, and of the National Geographic book God Grew Tired of Us, with Jon Bul Dau.