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. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Wit and humor--Social aspects. Wit and humor--Psychological aspects. Wit and humor--Political aspects.