{"product_id":"9780230594500","title":"Beyond a Joke The Limits of Humour","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeyond a Joke\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Limits of Humour\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eS. Lockyer | M. Pickering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHumour is pervasive in contemporary culture, and is generally celebrated as a public good. Yet there are times when it is felt to produce intolerance, misunderstanding or even hatred. This book brings together, for the first time, contributions that consider the ethics as well as the aesthetics of humour. The book focuses on the abuses and limits of humour, some of which excite considerable social tension and controversy. Beyond a Joke is an exciting intervention, full of challenging questions and issues.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMICHAEL BILLIG Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK\r\nDEBORAH CHAMBERS Reader in the Sociology of Culture and Communication, Nottingham Trent University, UK\r\nFRANCES GRAY Senior Lecturer in Drama, Sheffield University, UK\r\nDENNIS HOWITT Reader in Applied Psychology, Loughborough University, UK\r\nJOHN MORREALL Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA and President of Humorworks Seminars (www.humorworks.com)\r\nKWAME OWUSU-BEMPAH Reader in Psychology, Leicester University, School of Social Work, UK\r\nJERRY PALMER Professor of Communications, London Metropolitan University and Visiting Professor in the Sociology Department, City University, UK\r\nKEN WILLIS English teacher currently working in Liverpool, UK\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 November 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230594500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e212\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804917174412,"sku":"9780230594500","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780230594500.jpg?v=1781788067","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780230594500","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}