{"product_id":"rebellious-laughter-peoples-humor-in-american-culture-paperback","title":"Rebellious Laughter: People's Humor in American Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Boskin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together everyday language, social interaction and cultural warfare, this work forms a social history of humour in American culture. It argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, and that laughter is transformative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Boskin\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of history and African American studies at Boston University, is also the director of its Urban Studies and Public Policy Program. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eInto Slavery: Racial Decisions in the Virginia Colony, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasons of Rebellion: Protest and Radicalism in Recent America\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited), and \u003ci\u003eSambo: The Rise and Demise of an American Jester.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.01 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130489606279,"sku":"9780815627487","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cc7abc12291473cc3383e2083a100e69.webp?v=1732611239","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rebellious-laughter-peoples-humor-in-american-culture-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}