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Humour: A Very Short Introduction
Contributor(s): Carroll, Noel (Author)
ISBN: 0199552223     ISBN-13: 9780199552221
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $11.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy
- Psychology | Emotions
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 152.43
Series: Very Short Introductions
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 4.59" W x 6.83" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Humour is a universal feature of human life. It has been discovered in every known human culture, and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll considers the nature and value of humour: from its leading theories and its relation to
emotion and cognition, to ethical questions of its morality and its significance in shaping society.

About the Series:
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant
and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the
series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and
affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.