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The Social Faces of Humour by George Ec Paton

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First published in 1996, this volume is a sequel to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control which was edited by George E.C. Paton and Chris Powell.

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The Social Faces of Humour by George Ec Paton

First published in 1996, this volume is a sequel to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control which was edited by George E.C. Paton and Chris Powell.

George E. C. Paton is Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University. He is the co-editor of and contributor to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control (Macmillan, London, 1988); he was President and Co-Chair of the 1995 International Humour Conference held at Aston University, Birmingham. Chris Powell is Lecturer in Criminology and Social Theory at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is the co-editor of and contributor to Humour in Society: Resistance and Control (Macmillan, London, 1988) and author of a number of articles on social control. Stephen Wagg is a writer and part-time lecturer at Leicester University. He is co-editor, with Dominic Strinati, of Come on Down? Popular Media Culture in Post-War Britain (Routledge, 1992) and editor of Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference (Routledge, forthcoming). He also writes on sport and childhood.

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ISBN 13 9781138390188
ISBN 10 1138390186
Title The Social Faces of Humour
Author George Ec Paton
Series Routledge Revivals
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2019-06-12
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.