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Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America
Stephen E. Kercher
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Description for Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America
Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than we commonly remember. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ASZH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which our nation's leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and Lenny Bruce - liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies, contradictions, and hypocrisies of their times. "Revel with a Cause" is their story. Stephen Kercher here provides the first comprehensive look at the satiric humor ... Read more
We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which our nation's leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and Lenny Bruce - liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies, contradictions, and hypocrisies of their times. "Revel with a Cause" is their story. Stephen Kercher here provides the first comprehensive look at the satiric humor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Number of Pages
572
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226431642
SKU
V9780226431642
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About Stephen E. Kercher
Stephen E. Kercher is assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
Reviews for Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America
"Stephen Kercher's evocative survey of postwar political satire is almost encyclopedic in its range and impeccable for its clear writing and sound scholarship. Many still think of the 1950s as an era of monolithic conformity, yet this irresistible vein of black humor, from Sid Caesar to Lenny Bruce, offered a tremendous outlet for wildly inventive parody and social criticism. This ... Read more