Laughter and ridicule towards a social critique of laughter
Tackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks :
Sage
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797974306719 |
| Summary: | Tackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781446211779 9781446230992 9781281244703 9786611244705 9781847877949 |
