Jokes and targets

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Jokes and Targets takes up an appealing and entertaining topic -- the social and historical origins of jokes about familiar targets such as rustics, Jewish spouses, used car salesmen, and dumb blondes. Christie Davies explains why political jokes flourished in the Soviet Union, why Europeans tell jokes about American lawyers but not about their own lawyers, and why sex jokes often refer to France rather than to other countries.

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Full title :Jokes and targets / Christie Davies.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Indiana University Press
Place of Publication:Bloomington
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 314 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780253001726, 0253001722
oclc:ocn747432454
LC Classification:PN6149.S62
Dewey Decimal:152.4/3

Mind over matter: a general theory of jokes about the stupid and the canny -- Blondes, sex, and the French -- Jewish women and Jewish men -- Sex between men : places, occupations, and classes -- The great American lawyer joke cycle -- The rise of the Soviet joke and the fall of the Soviet Union -- Conclusion.

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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief,… Humour -- Aspect politique Humour -- Aspect psychologique Humour -- Aspect social Psychology -- Emotions Wit and humor -- Political aspects Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects Wit and humor -- Social aspects