Pranksters : Making Mischief in the Modern World /

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From BenjaminFranklin's newspaper hoax that faked the death of his rival to Abbie Hoffman'sattempt to levitate the Pentagon, pranksters, hoaxers, and con artists have causedconfusion, disorder, and laughter in Western society for centuries. Profilingthe most notorious mischief makers from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLeod, Kembrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Hoaxes > History.
Impostors and imposture > History.
Practical jokes > History.
Subculture > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. This Is the Dawning of the Age of Enlightenment . . . and Pranks
  • 2. Con Artists and Consumer Culture
  • 3. Spirits in the Material World
  • 4. Meet the Illuminati
  • 5. The Golden Age of Newspaper Hoaxes
  • 6. Political Pranksters
  • 7. Prank Blowback
  • 8. A Satanic Panic
  • 9. Showbiz Tricksters and the Pop Underground
  • 10. An Education in Pranks
  • Conclusion: Reflections of a Prankster
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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