{"product_id":"rebellious-laughter-joseph-boskin-9780815627487","title":"Rebellious Laughter: People's Humor in American Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebellious Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e changes the way we think about the ordinary joke. Claiming that humor in America is a primary cultural weapon, Boskin surveys the multitude of joke cycles that have swept the country during the last fifty years. Dumb Blonde jokes. Elephant jokes. Jewish-American Princess jokes. Lightbulb jokes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will enjoy humor from many diverse sources: whites, blacks, women, and Hispanics; conservatives and liberals; public workers and university students; the powerless and power brokers. Boskin argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, frequently appearing in our day-to-day language long before these issues become grist for stand-up comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Boskin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815627483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815627487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.09w x 0.71d","brand":"Joseph Boskin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130139439359,"sku":"9780815627487","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1909c1aa-8d28-484d-8244-8c423321d335.jpg?v=1687467780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebellious-laughter-joseph-boskin-9780815627487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}