The Jewish joke : a short history - with punchlines
(Book)
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
ISBN
9781681777429, 1681777428
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale Public Library - Nonfiction | 809.7 BAU | On Shelf |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | HUMOR BAUM, D. | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - Stacks | 809.79352 BAUM | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781681777429, 1681777428
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great Jewish Joke.
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"Comedy is full of famously funny Jews, from Groucho Marx to Sarah Silverman, from Larry David to Jerry Seinfeld. This smart and funny book includes tales from many of these much-loved comics, and will appeal to their broad audience, while revealing the history, context and wider culture of Jewish joking. The Jewish joke is as old as Abraham, and like the Jews themselves it has wandered over the world, learned countless new languages, worked with a range of different materials, been performed in front of some pretty hostile crowds, and yet still retained its own distinctive identity. So what is it that animates the Jewish joke? Why are Jews so often thought of as 'funny'? And how old can a joke get? Interweaving jokes from Lena Dunham to Joan Rivers, as well as Freud and Marx (Groucho, mostly), Baum balances serious research with light-hearted humor and provides fascinating insight into this well-known and much loved cultural phenomenon"--Inside jacket flap.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Baum, D. (2018). The Jewish joke: a short history - with punchlines (First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baum, Devorah. 2018. The Jewish Joke: A Short History - With Punchlines. New York: Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baum, Devorah. The Jewish Joke: A Short History - With Punchlines New York: Pegasus Books, 2018.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Baum, D. (2018). The jewish joke: a short history - with punchlines. First Pegasus Books hardcover edn. New York: Pegasus Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Baum, Devorah. The Jewish Joke: A Short History - With Punchlines First Pegasus Books hardcover edition., Pegasus Books, 2018.
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