{"product_id":"war-memory-and-the-politics-of-humor-the-canard-enchaine-and-world-war-i-hardcover","title":"War, Memory, and the Politics of Humor: The Canard Enchaîné and World War I - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar, Memory, and the Politics of Humor \u003c\/i\u003efeatures carnage and cannibalism, gender and cross-dressing, drunks and heroes, militarism and memory, all set against the background of World War I France. Allen Douglas shows how a new satiric weekly, the \u003ci\u003eCanard Enchaîné, \u003c\/i\u003eexploited these topics and others to become one of France's most influential voices of reaction to the Great War. The \u003ci\u003eCanard, \u003c\/i\u003estill published today, is France's leading satiric newspaper and the most successful periodical of the twentieth century, and Douglas colorfully illuminates the mechanisms of its unique style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the \u003ci\u003eCanard \u003c\/i\u003efrom its birth in 1915 to the eve of the Great Depression, the narrative reveals a heady mix of word play, word games, and cartoons. Over the years the journal--generally leftist, specifically antimilitarist and anti-imperialist--aimed its shots in all directions, using some stereotypes the twenty-first century might find unacceptable. But Douglas calls its humor an affirmation of life, and as such the most effective antidote to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Douglas \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of West European Studies and History at Indiana University, Bloomington. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eL'idéologie par la bande \u003c\/i\u003e(with F. Malti-Douglas, 1987), \u003ci\u003eFrom Fascism to Libertarian Communism \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1992), and \u003ci\u003eArab Comic Strips \u003c\/i\u003e(with F. Malti-Douglas, 1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 345\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.22 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133475721351,"sku":"9780520228764","price":124.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/78b1b38e68da451f08916b3741a0439a.webp?v=1732634627","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/war-memory-and-the-politics-of-humor-the-canard-enchaine-and-world-war-i-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}