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200 10$aLaughing and ridicule$b[electronic resource] $etowards a social critique of laughter /$fMichael Billig
210   $aLondon $cSAGE$d2005
215   $a1 online resource (273 p.)
225 1 $aTheory, culture & society
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4129-0250-9 
311   $a1-4129-1143-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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
330 8 $aTackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life.
410  0$aPublished in association with Theory, Culture & Society
606   $aLaughter
606   $aRidicule
606   $aWit and humor
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aLaughter.
615  0$aRidicule.
615  0$aWit and humor.
676   $a152.4/3
700   $aBillig$b Michael$0141985
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801  1$bStDuBDS
906   $aBOOK
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