Laughing and ridicule : towards a social critique of laughter /

Tackling the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves, this text develops a critique of humour proposing a social theory that places humour in the form of ridicule as central to social life.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Billig, Michael
Corporate Author:	Sage Publications
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE, 2005.
Series:	Theory, culture & society.
Subjects:	Laughter. Ridicule. Wit and humor. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book