Davies, Christie.

Jokes and targets [electronic resource] / Christie Davies. - Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, 2011. - x, 314 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : why study jokes and targets? -- 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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Wit and humor--Social aspects.
Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.
Wit and humor--Political aspects.


Electronic books.

PN6149.S62 / D36 2011eb

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