{"product_id":"laughter-and-ridicule-michael-billig-9781412911436","title":"Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour","description":"This delightful, thought-provoking book tackles head-on the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves. The author proposes a social theory that places humour central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Billig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412911435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412911436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 8.16w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael Billig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452691071231,"sku":"9781412911436","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57cbc566-c1a9-49d8-843d-a7ab68ab16f6.jpg?v=1761929956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laughter-and-ridicule-michael-billig-9781412911436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}