ISBN10: 3110161044, ISBN13: 9783110161045, [publisher: De Gruyter Mouton] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Fooltowns: Traditional and modern Local, regional and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 3. From the Milesians to the Milesians: The Irish-Pontian joke, its history and its absence in China and Japan -- Chapter 4. The Protestant ethic and the comic spirit of capitalism -- Chapter 5. Stupidity and rationality: Jokes from the iron cage -- Chapter 6. Humour for the future and a future for humour -- Chapter 7. Ethnic jokes about alcohol: A study of the humour of ambivalence -- Chapter 8. 'Nasty' legends, 'sick' humour and ethnic jokes about stupidity -- Chapter 9. Making fun of work: Humour as sociology in the humorous writings of H. G. Wells -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1998]
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De Gruyter Mouton. hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. No marks noted in text, 1998 hcAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing De Gruyter Mouton ISBN 3110161044 9783110161045 [US]

De Gruyter Mouton, Date: 1998-07-31. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1998. De Gruyter Mouton ISBN 3110161044 9783110161045 [US]