{"product_id":"life-is-like-a-chicken-alan-dundes-9780814320389","title":"Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA work of major importance that demonstrates the value of folklore for understanding national character.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national character, citing numerous examples of scatological data from authentic compilations of German folklore. The examination of this single trait of German character is used to demonstrate that national character exists and that its existence is unambiguously documented by the folklore of a nation. Dundes is of the opinion that the use of folkloristic data minimizes subjective bias in the study of national character, since unedited or uncensored, it constitutes a unique way of looking at a culture from the inside-out rather than from the outside-in, the more typical situation of an outside observer trying to understand a foreign culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Dundes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814320384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814320389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.57w x 0.46d","brand":"Alan Dundes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926424944895,"sku":"9780814320389","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_03ba356a-76d3-4465-8c20-a69b51bc1dc7.jpg?v=1681083016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-is-like-a-chicken-alan-dundes-9780814320389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}