Humour as Politics: The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy
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This book argues that recent developments in contemporary comedy have changed not just the way we...
A Club of Their Own: Jewish Humorists and the Contemporary World
Eli Lederhendler and Gabriel N. Finder
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Volume XXIX of Studies in Contemporary Jewry takes its title from a joke by Groucho Marx: "I don't...
Catalan Cartoons: A Cultural and Political History
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In a world increasingly dominated by visual sensation, our understanding of the role and influence...
No Billionaire Left Behind: Satirical Activism in America
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Growing economic inequality, corporate influence in politics, an eroding middle class. Many...
The Cockroach
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A brilliant, of-the-moment political satire like no other: here is Ian McEwan's Brexit-era take on...
Assassination Vacation
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Sarah Vowell exposes the glorious conundrums of American history and culture with wit, probity, and...
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An American Carol
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Alex Le Dumas is a progressive planning protests on the 4th of July to protest what he views as fake...
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The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen: Politics, Parody, and the Battle Over Borat
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In his various guises, the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has threatened Uzbekistan with...
Egypt - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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This revised and updated edition of Culture Smart! Egypt reveals a country in the throes of change....