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Humour in Society

Resistance and Control

Palgrave Macmillan

Editors:

  1. Chris Powell

    1. West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, UK

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  2. George E. C. Paton

    1. University of Aston, Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  3. The Origins of the Political Joke

    • Gregor Benton
    Pages 33-55

  4. Auschwitz Jokes

    • Alan Dundes, Thomas Hauschild
    Pages 56-66

  7. Blue Jokes: Humour in Police Work

    • Simon Holdaway
    Pages 106-122

  11. The Comedian as Portrayer of Social Morality

    • George E. C. Paton
    Pages 206-233

  12. Representations of Women and Men in Playboy Sex Cartoons

    • Gail Dines-Levy, Gregory W. H. Smith
    Pages 234-259

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 272-279
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Editors and Affiliations

  • West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, UK

    Chris Powell

  • University of Aston, Birmingham, UK

    George E. C. Paton

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humour in Society

  • Book Subtitle: Resistance and Control

  • Editors: Chris Powell, George E. C. Paton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19193-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Chris Powell and George E. C. Paton 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-44071-1Published: 18 April 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-19193-2Published: 18 April 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 279

  • Topics: Personality and Social Psychology

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