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

• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, California : , : ABC-CLIO, , [2019]; �2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes)
• Disciplina: 320.97302/07
• Soggetto topico: Political satire, American - History and criticism; American wit and humor - History and criticism; Political culture - United States; Mass media - Political aspects - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government Humor
• Persona (resp. second.): BaumgartnerJody C. <1958->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: American political humor
• ISBN: 979-82-16-04663-9; 1-4408-5486-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812496103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II