Jokes and Targets

Jokes and Targets takes up an appealing and entertaining topicthe social and historical origins of jokes about familiar targets such as rustics, Jewish spouses, used car salesmen, and dumb blondes. Christie Davies explains why political jokes flourished in the Soviet Union, why Europeans tell jokes about American lawyers but not about their own lawyers, and why sex jokes often refer to France rather than to other countries. One of the worlds leading experts on the study of humor, Davies provides a wide-ranging and detailed study of the jokes that make up an important part of everyday conversation.

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Published by	Indiana University Press
Book Format	Paperback
Written by	Christie Davies
Genre & Subject	Diet, Health & Medicine, Education & Teaching , Humor, Politics & Current Events, Psychology, Reference, Self-Help

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