Jokes and Their Relations to Society.
Davies, Christie.
Jokes and Their Relations to Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (244 pages) - Humor Research [HR] Series ; v.4 . - Humor Research [HR] Series .
Intro -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fooltowns: Traditional and modern. Local, regional and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 3. From the Milesians to the Milesians: The Irish-Pontian joke, its history and its absence in China and Japan -- Chapter 4. The Protestant ethic and the comic spirit of capitalism -- Chapter 5. Stupidity and rationality: Jokes from the iron cage -- Chapter 6. Humour for the future and a future for humour -- Chapter 7. Ethnic jokes about alcohol: A study of the humour of ambivalence -- Chapter 8. "Nasty" legends, "sick" humour and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 9. Making fun of work: Humour as sociology in the humorous writings of H. G. Wells -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Jokes and their Relations to Society".
9783110806144
Social movements.
Wit and humor -- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
PN6149.S62.D37 1998
Jokes and Their Relations to Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (244 pages) - Humor Research [HR] Series ; v.4 . - Humor Research [HR] Series .
Intro -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fooltowns: Traditional and modern. Local, regional and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 3. From the Milesians to the Milesians: The Irish-Pontian joke, its history and its absence in China and Japan -- Chapter 4. The Protestant ethic and the comic spirit of capitalism -- Chapter 5. Stupidity and rationality: Jokes from the iron cage -- Chapter 6. Humour for the future and a future for humour -- Chapter 7. Ethnic jokes about alcohol: A study of the humour of ambivalence -- Chapter 8. "Nasty" legends, "sick" humour and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 9. Making fun of work: Humour as sociology in the humorous writings of H. G. Wells -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Jokes and their Relations to Society".
9783110806144
Social movements.
Wit and humor -- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
PN6149.S62.D37 1998