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Autore |
Billig Michael |
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Titolo |
Laughing and ridicule [[electronic resource] ] : towards a social critique of laughter / / Michael Billig |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-1177-0 |
1-4462-3099-6 |
1-281-24470-8 |
9786611244705 |
1-84787-794-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Collana |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Laughter |
Ridicule |
Wit and humor |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Prelims; Contents; Introduction; 2 A Critique of Positive Humour; Part I - Historical Aspects; 3 Superiority Theories; 4 Incongruity Theories and Gentlemanly Laughter; 5 Victorian Relief Theory; 6 Bergson and the Function of Humour; 7 Freud and the Hidden Secrets of Jokes; Part II - II Theoretical Aspects; 8 Laughter and Unlaughter; 9 Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order; 10 Final Remarks; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life. |
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