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Eran A Zelnik, Eran A. Zelnik

American Laughter, American Fury - Humor and the Making of a White Man''s Democracy, 17501850

English · Hardback

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Description

"This work demonstrates how so-called "comical" practices, including not only jokes but also carnivalesque misrule, playing Indian, and wearing blackface helped white men cast "America" as a land and nation in which only they were entitled to citizenship"--

About the author

Eran A. Zelnik is a lecturer in the Department of History at California State University, Chico.

Product details

Authors	Eran A Zelnik, Eran A. Zelnik
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.2025

EAN	9781421450605
ISBN	978-1-4214-5060-5
No. of pages	352
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HUMOR / Topic / History, Humour, History of the Americas, Humor; Race; Nation; White Men; Blackface; Indian Play

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