Laughter and ridicule : towards a social critique of humour /

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F̀rom Thomas Hobbes' fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Billig, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks : Sage, 2005.
Colección:Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Laughter.
Ridicule.
Wit and humor.
Laughter
Rire.
Raillerie.
Humour.
humor.
70.10 multidisciplinary fields of interest in the social sciences.
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Ridicule
Wit and humor
Humor
Humor (grappigheden)
Het belachelijke.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Maatschappijkritiek.
Ridicule > Social aspects.
Wit and humor > Social aspects.
Laughter > Social aspects.
Wit and Humor
Humor.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:F̀rom Thomas Hobbes' fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of the humourous, this is a seriously engaging book' - David Inglis, University of Aberdeen. This delightful book tackles the prevailing assumption that laughter and humour are inherently good. In developing a critique of humour the author proposes a social theory that places humour - in the form of ridicule.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847877949
184787794X
1412902509
9781412902502

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