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Haugerud Angelique <1952-> |
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Titolo |
No billionaire left behind [[electronic resource] ] : satirical activism in America / / Angelique Haugerud |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Political activists - United States |
Political satire, American - History and criticism |
Street theater - Political aspects - United States - History - 21st century |
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United States Politics and government 1989- Humor |
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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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Contents; List of Figures; Introduction: The Comedy of Wealth?; 1. Irony, Humor, Spectacle; 2. "Times Are Good!" A New Gilded Age; 3. Pre-Billionaires: Experiments in Satirical Activism, 1990's; 4. Branded: Billionaires for Bush (and More); 5. Humor's Workshop, Humor's Witnesses; 6. Media Players; 7. After Satire?; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Research Methods; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Growing economic inequality, corporate influence in politics, an eroding middle class. Many Americans leave it to politicians and the media to debate these topics in the public sphere. Yet other seemingly ordinary Americans have decided to enter the conversation of wealth in America by donning ball gowns, tiaras, tuxedos, and top hats and taking on the imagined roles of wealthy, powerful, and completely fictional characters. Why? In No Billionaire Left Behind, Angelique Haugerud, who embedded herself within the ""Billionaires"" and was granted the name ""Ivana Itall,"" explores the |
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