{"product_id":"the-jewish-joke-devorah-baum-9781643132372","title":"The Jewish Joke: A Short History-with Punchlines","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Jewish joke is as old as Abraham, and like the Jews themselves it has wandered over the world, learned countless new languages, worked with a range of different materials, been performed in front of some pretty hostile crowds, and yet still retained its own distinctive identity. So what is it that animates the Jewish joke? Why are Jews so often thought of as \"funny\"? And how old can a joke get?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith jokes from Lena Dunham to Woody Allen, as well as Freud and Marx (Groucho, mostly), Baum balances serious research with light-hearted humor and provides fascinating insight into this wellknown and much loved cultural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Devorah Baum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643132377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643132372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.41d","brand":"Devorah Baum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048540467455,"sku":"9781643132372","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfb58b46-dd1c-4e2f-9a0c-66aa143c5da2.jpg?v=1684996363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jewish-joke-devorah-baum-9781643132372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}