{"product_id":"seeing-mad-judith-yaross-lee-9780826222398","title":"Seeing Mad: Essays on Mad Magazine's Humor and Legacy","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e Mad\" is an illustrated volume of scholarly essays about the popular and influential humor magazine \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e, with topics ranging across its 65-year history--up to last summer's downsizing announcement that \u003ci\u003eMad \u003c\/i\u003ewill publish less new material and will be sold only in comic book shops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine stands near the heart of post-WWII American humor, but at the periphery in scholarly recognition from American cultural historians, including humor specialists. This book fills that gap, with perceptive, informed, engaging, but also funny essays by a variety of scholars. The chapters, written by experts on humor, comics, and popular culture, cover the genesis of \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e; its editors and prominent contributors; its regular features and departments and standout examples of their contents; perspectives on its cultural and political significance; and its enduring legacy in American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Yaross Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826222390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826222398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.60d","brand":"Judith Yaross Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944786329855,"sku":"9780826222398","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_88961f34-bd13-4a03-aa1e-2242b0bf7814.jpg?v=1681505089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-mad-judith-yaross-lee-9780826222398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}