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The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America
Daniel Wickberg
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Description for The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499.
Why do modern Americans believe in something called a sense of humor and how did they come to that belief? Daniel Wickberg traces the cultural history of the concept from its British origins as a way to explore new conceptions of the self and social order in modern America. More than simply the history of an idea, Wickberg's study provides new insights into a peculiarly modern cultural sensibility.The expression sense of humor was first coined in the 1840s and the idea that such a sense was a personality trait to be valued developed only in the 1870s. What ... Read more
Why do modern Americans believe in something called a sense of humor and how did they come to that belief? Daniel Wickberg traces the cultural history of the concept from its British origins as a way to explore new conceptions of the self and social order in modern America. More than simply the history of an idea, Wickberg's study provides new insights into a peculiarly modern cultural sensibility.The expression sense of humor was first coined in the 1840s and the idea that such a sense was a personality trait to be valued developed only in the 1870s. What ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801456664
SKU
V9780801456664
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About Daniel Wickberg
Daniel Wickberg is Associate Professor of the History of Ideas at the University of Texas at Dallas. Daniel Wickberg is Associate Professor of the History of Ideas at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Reviews for The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America
Wickberg adds a new dimension to our knowledge of contemporary cultural sensibility. He also does what surely all good cultural historians do; he redraws the boundaries of what lies within history, and makes us look again at social habits and assumptions that we had perhaps taken for granted.
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