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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793872803321

Titolo

American political humor : masters of satire and their impact on U.S. policy and culture / / Jody C Baumgartner, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : ABC-CLIO, , [2019]

�2019

ISBN

979-82-16-04663-9

1-4408-5486-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 volumes)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

320.97302/07

Soggetti

Political satire, American - History and criticism

American wit and humor - History and criticism

Political culture - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

United States Politics and government Humor

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The colonial and revolutionary war era (1607-1789) -- section 2. The early republic (1789-1861) -- section 3. The Civil War and reconstruction (1861-1872) -- section 4. The gilded age to the great depression (1873-1929) -- section 5. The great depression through 1960 (1929-1960) -- section 6. Civil rights and Vietnam (1960-1968) -- section 7. From Nixon through George H.W. Bush (1968-1992) -- section 8. The Bill Clinton years (1993-2001) -- section 9. The presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009) -- section 10. The Obama era (2009-2017) -- section 11. The presidency of Donal Trump (2017-).

Sommario/riassunto

This set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment.