Debatable Humor : Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign.
Debatable Humor focuses on understanding the behavior of individual candidates within the context of political debates, and uses an evolutionary psychology perspective to understand the roots of this behavior. Specifically, it considers the role humor and laughter plays in selecting leaders and, in...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2012.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Debatable Humor focuses on understanding the behavior of individual candidates within the context of political debates, and uses an evolutionary psychology perspective to understand the roots of this behavior. Specifically, it considers the role humor and laughter plays in selecting leaders and, in turn, how this reflects the values of the political system. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739174142 0739174142 1280770120 9781280770128 9786613680891 6613680893 |
| Language: | English. |