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Satire as the Comic Public Sphere
Postmodern “Truthiness” and Civic Engagement
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CA$37.95
ISBN: 9780271090191
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Prints of a New Kind
Political Caricature in the United States, 1789-1828
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271094533
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
This Won’t Help
Modest Proposals for a More Enjoyable Apocalypse
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CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781615199990
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: The Experiment
Part catharsis, part diagnosis, this divinely wry collection from New Yorker and McSweeney’s satirist Eli Grober will strike a chord with readers who are dismayed by the chaos of our times. None of it will help—but a few good laughs won’t hurt. Probably.
Laughable Empire
The US Imagines the Pacific World, 1840-1890
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CA$149.95
ISBN: 9780271095042
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Caricature and National Character
The United States at War
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271089775
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Penn State University Press
The Artistic Activism of Elombe Brath
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CA$43.95
ISBN: 9781496835376
Pub Date: September 2021
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Collected for the first time, an exploration of the artwork and commentary of a forgotten activist during the civil rights movement
The Art and Humor of John Trever
Fifty Years of Political Cartooning
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CA$30.95
ISBN: 9780826362391
Pub Date: May 2021
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
The Art and Humor of John Trever: Fifty Years of Political Cartooning features the best, funniest, and most significant cartoons of Trever's career--showcasing his unique style, method, and voice--that captivated readers in New Mexico as well as readers throughout the United States through syndication.
Total Propaganda
Basic Marxist Brainwashing for the Angry and the Young
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CA$21.99
ISBN: 9781459747739
Pub Date: September 2020
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Pushy old communist Helen Razer offers an introduction to the thought of Marx for Millennials and anyone else tired of wage stagnation, growing global poverty, and economists writing desperate columns saying everything would work better, if only we stopped eating sandwiches.
Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies
An Unofficial Guide to Florida's Official Symbols
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9780813066233
Pub Date: October 2019
Imprint: University Press of Florida
With an eye for the illogical and a flair for the irreverent, journalist Mark Lane aims his sharp wit at one of the most intriguing duties of the Florida legislature?signing state symbols into law. In Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies, he spotlights nineteen things that have been proposed and/or appointed to officially define Florida.
Comedian as Confidence Man
Studies in Irony Fatigue
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CA$45.95
ISBN: 9780814346792
Pub Date: September 2019
In this lively and fascinating analysis of humorists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory. examines the humorist's internal conflict...
Against the Grain
Bombthrowing in the Fine American Tradition of Political Cartooning
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CA$37.95
ISBN: 9781588382948
Pub Date: June 2018
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Editorial cartoonists are an endangered species, and even in their heyday they were rare birds—at the top ranks of print journalism, only a few hundred such jobs existed worldwide in the 20th century....
What I Think Happened
An Underresearched History of the Western World
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CA$17.95
ISBN: 9781551526959
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
A wickedly funny book in which the author recasts historical events and personalities from her own feminist perspective. What I Think Happened, the debut book by comedian Evany Rosen, is really two...
Collected Tarts and Other Indelicacies
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771621670
Pub Date: September 2017
Imprint: Douglas & McIntyre
A juicy and much-anticipated volume from humour columnist Tabatha Southey.
Last Man Standing
Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781496809285
Pub Date: May 2017
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
The story of the comic who took the stage with nothing but a newspaper and gave America an entirely new way to laugh
Humor and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia
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CA$60.95
ISBN: 9780815634072
Pub Date: October 2015
Imprint: Syracuse University Press
In this highly original and engaging work, Sombatpoonsiri explores the nexus between humor and nonviolent protest, aiming to enhance our understanding of the growing popularity of humor in protest movements...
America, but Better
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CA$19.95
ISBN: 9781771001229
Pub Date: August 2012
Imprint: Douglas & McIntyre
This print-on-demand title is available by request from most booksellers. --- Based on their hilarious viral campaign, a new satirical political party announces its Canadacy for president of the United...
Satire as the Comic Public Sphere
Postmodern “Truthiness” and Civic Engagement
CA$37.95
ISBN: 9780271090191
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Prints of a New Kind
Political Caricature in the United States, 1789-1828
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271094533
Pub Date: May 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
This Won’t Help
Modest Proposals for a More Enjoyable Apocalypse
CA$33.95
ISBN: 9781615199990
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: The Experiment
Laughable Empire
The US Imagines the Pacific World, 1840-1890
CA$149.95
ISBN: 9780271095042
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Caricature and National Character
The United States at War
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271089775
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Penn State University Press
The Artistic Activism of Elombe Brath
CA$43.95
ISBN: 9781496835376
Pub Date: September 2021
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
The Art and Humor of John Trever
Fifty Years of Political Cartooning
CA$30.95
ISBN: 9780826362391
Pub Date: May 2021
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Total Propaganda
Basic Marxist Brainwashing for the Angry and the Young
CA$21.99
ISBN: 9781459747739
Pub Date: September 2020
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies
An Unofficial Guide to Florida's Official Symbols
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9780813066233
Pub Date: October 2019
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Comedian as Confidence Man
Studies in Irony Fatigue
CA$45.95
ISBN: 9780814346792
Pub Date: September 2019
Against the Grain
Bombthrowing in the Fine American Tradition of Political Cartooning
CA$37.95
ISBN: 9781588382948
Pub Date: June 2018
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
What I Think Happened
An Underresearched History of the Western World
CA$17.95
ISBN: 9781551526959
Pub Date: October 2017
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Collected Tarts and Other Indelicacies
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771621670
Pub Date: September 2017
Imprint: Douglas & McIntyre
Last Man Standing
Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781496809285
Pub Date: May 2017
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Humor and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia
CA$60.95
ISBN: 9780815634072
Pub Date: October 2015
Imprint: Syracuse University Press
America, but Better
CA$19.95
ISBN: 9781771001229
Pub Date: August 2012
Imprint: Douglas & McIntyre