02103nam 2200577 a 450 991045683630332120200520144314.0(CKB)2550000000040421(OCoLC)747432454(CaPaEBR)ebrary10481740(SSID)ssj0000523665(PQKBManifestationID)11342468(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523665(PQKBWorkID)10542803(PQKB)11293943(MiAaPQ)EBC713703(MdBmJHUP)muse17121(Au-PeEL)EBL713703(CaPaEBR)ebr10481740(OCoLC)735596894(EXLCZ)99255000000004042120100928d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrJokes and targets[electronic resource] /Christie DaviesBloomington [Ind.] Indiana University Press20111 online resource (328 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-35619-9 0-253-00172-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : why study jokes and targets? -- Mind over matter: a general theory of jokes about the stupid and the canny -- Blondes, sex, and the French -- Jewish women and Jewish men -- Sex between men : places, occupations, and classes -- The great American lawyer joke cycle -- The rise of the Soviet joke and the fall of the Soviet Union -- Conclusion.Wit and humorSocial aspectsWit and humorPsychological aspectsWit and humorPolitical aspectsElectronic books.Wit and humorSocial aspects.Wit and humorPsychological aspects.Wit and humorPolitical aspects.152.4/3Davies Christie532644MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456836303321Jokes and targets2260287UNINA