{"product_id":"the-comedy-of-democracy-james-e-combs-9780275949792","title":"The Comedy of Democracy","description":"The notion of society and politics as drama has drawn much attention in recent years. Yet despite the heritage begun by Aristophanes, few students of politics and the social order have taken comedy and comic inquiry seriously. This book revives the Aristophanic notion of democracy as comedy. Herein the reader will find why and how different aspects of American democracy--public opinion, interest groups, the presidency, and so on--are comic. It is the author's contention that the comic perspective offers insight and understanding on the actual operation of democracy. And they invite all those who wish to understand why American democracy is so comic to join them in their inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Combs,Robert H. Blank,Dan Nimmo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275949796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275949792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.57h x 6.34w x 0.80d","brand":"James E. Combs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965126590719,"sku":"9780275949792","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72159655-0deb-4b6c-9e82-91e3bea3eace.jpg?v=1767278574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-comedy-of-democracy-james-e-combs-9780275949792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}