Jokes and Their Relations to Society

Jokes and Their Relations to Society - Humor Research [HR]

Reprint 2012nd edition

Hardback (31 Jul 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title is an historical and sociological study of humour and jokes, covering almost every continent and reaching back in time to medieval jokes in Europe and jokes about the Melanesians in Ancient Greece. In particular this is a study of ethnic jokes, sick jokes, political jokes and urban legends.

Book information

ISBN: 9783110161045
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
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Edition: Reprint 2012nd edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 244 .
Weight: 479g
Height: 230mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 19mm