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The comedy of democracy
- Title
- The comedy of democracy / James E. Combs and Dan Nimmo.
- Author
- Combs, James E.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | JC423 .C6493 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Nimmo, Dan D.
- Description
- viii, 203 pages; 25 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Wit and Humor.
- humor.
- Humor
- Humor.
- Humour.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Wit's End -- Taking Political Comedy Seriously -- pt. I. The Political Comedies of Citizenship. 1. The Citizen's Role in Democracy: A Romantic Comedy. 2. Candidates, Campaigns and Voters: Comedies of Farce and Humors in Electoral Politics. 3. Voices of Public Opinion: Comedies of Wit. 4. Politics and the News Media: A Comedy of Manners -- pt. II. The Political Comedies of Policy Makers. 5. Hell to the Chief: Comedies of Character. 6. Legislators Deliberate: Political Comedies of the Situation. 7. Political Bureaucracies: Comedies of Errors and Intrigue. 8. The Mystique of Courts and Judges: Comedies of Ideas and Imagination -- Epilogue: Exit Laughing.
- ISBN
- 0275949796
- 9780275949792
- LCCN
- 95034411
- OCLC
- ocm32856365
- 32856365
- SCSB-2077467
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library