An edition of On humour (1988)

On humour

its nature and its place in modern society

by and

Cover of: On humour by M. J. Mulkay, Michael Mulkay, M. J. Mulkay
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An edition of On humour (1988)

On humour

its nature and its place in modern society

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Polity Press, B. Blackwell
Language
English
Pages
232

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Subjects

Laughter, Social aspects, Social aspects of Wit and humor, Wit and humor, Feminism, Popular psychology, Sociology (Specific Aspects), Sociology, Sociology - General, Wit and humor, history and criticism
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Cover of: On humour
On humour: its nature and its place in modern society
1988, Polity Press, B. Blackwell
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Cover of: On Humor
On Humor: Its Nature and Its Place in Modern Society
September 1988, Blackwell Pub
Hardcover in English

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Page viii
Introduction
Page 1
1. The Humorous Mode
Page 7
2. Serious Discourse and the Duality of Humour
Page 22
3. Semantics and Signals
Page 39
4. Informal Humour
Page 57
5. Putting Humour to Work
Page 73
6. Laughter as Social Action
Page 93
7. The Social Significance of Sexual Jokes
Page 120
8. Sexual Humour and Gender Relationships
Page 134
9. Humour and Social Structure
Page 152
10. The Mass Production of Humour
Page 178
11. Humour and Political Action
Page 197
12. The Mute Voice of Humour
Page 213
References
Page 224
Index
Page 230

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-229) and index.

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Cambridge, UK, Oxford, UK, New York, NY, USA

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Dewey Decimal Class
302.2
Library of Congress
PN6149.S62 M85 1988, PN6149.S62M85 1988

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Pagination
232 p. :
Number of pages
232

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OL2525756M
Internet Archive
isbn_0745605435
ISBN 10
0745605435
LCCN
88000876
OCLC/WorldCat
17383649
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2795568

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