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849248
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The politics of humour : : laughter, inclusion, and exclusion in the twentieth century /\ edited by Martina Kessel and Patrick Merziger.
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Toronto ;Buffalo :: University of Toronto Press,, ©2012.
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German and European studies
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222 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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1442642920
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: 9781442642928
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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1. When Are Jewish Jokes No Longer Funny? Ethnic Humour in Imperial and Republican Berlin / Peter Jelavich -- 2. Creole Cartoons / Mark Winokur -- 3. Talking War, Debating Unity: Order, Conflict, and Exclusion in G̀erman Humour' in the First World War / Martina Kessel -- 4. Producing a Cheerful Public: Light Radio Entertainment during National Socialism / Monika Pater -- 5. Humour in the Volksgemeinschaft: The Disappearance of Destructive Satire in National Socialist Germany / Patrick Merziger -- 6. Laughing to Keep from Dying: Jewish Self-Hatred and The Larry Sanders Show / Vincent Brook -- 7. Ethnic Humour and Ethnic Politics in the Netherlands: The Rules and Attraction of Clandestine Humour / Giselinde Kuipers -- 8. T̀he Tongues of Mocking Wenches': Humour and Gender in Late Twentieth-Century British Fiction / Eileen Gillooly.
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"The period between the First World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is often characterized as the age of extremes--while this era witnessed unprecedented violence and loss of human life, it also saw a surge in humorous entertainment in both democratic and authoritarian societies. The Politics of Humour examines how works such as satirical magazines and comedy films were used both to reaffirm group identity and to exclude those who did not belong.
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The essays in this collection analyse the political and social context of comedy in Europe and the United States, exploring topics ranging from the shifting targets of ethnic jokes to the incorporation of humour into wartime broadcasting and the uses of satire as a means of resistance. Comedy continues to define the nature of group membership today, and The Politics of Humour offers an intriguing look at how entertainment helped everyday people make sense of the turmoil of the twentieth century."--Pub. desc.
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American wit and humor-- History and criticism.
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European wit and humor-- History and criticism.
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Political satire-- History and criticism.
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Humour américain-- Histoire et critique.
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Humour européen-- Histoire et critique.
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American wit and humor.
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Ausgrenzung
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European wit and humor.
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Humor
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Humor
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Judenbild
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Komische Literatur
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Political satire.
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Politik
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Rassendiskriminierung
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Satire
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Satire
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Witz
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Toronto.
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Deutschland
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Europa
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Großbritannien
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Niederlande
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USA
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| Dewey Classification
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809.7/93581
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PN6149.P64P65 2012
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800150sdnb
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cci1icclacc
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coll13lacc
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| Added Entry
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Kessel, Martina.
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Merziger, Patrick.
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