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Rebellious Laughter: Peoples Humor In American Culture
Author: Boskin, Joseph
Paperback; Index 224 pages Published: October 1997 Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815627483
Bringing together everyday language, social interaction and cultural warfare, this work forms a social history of humour in American culture. It argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, and that laughter is transformative.

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