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This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment.
Historically, there has been a tendency to regard political satire and humor as a sideshow to the wider world of American politicsentertaining and sometimes insightful, but ultimately only of modest interest to students and others surveying the trajectory of American politics and culture.

This set documents just how mistaken that assumption is. By examining political humor and satire throughout US history, these volumes not only illustrate how expressions of political satire and humor reflect changes in American attitudes about presidents, parties, and issues but also how satirists, comedians, cartoonists, and filmmakers have helped to shape popular attitudes about landmark historical events, major American institutions and

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      Publisher: ABC-CLIO
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/7/2019
      ISBN13: 9781440854859, 978-1440854859
      ISBN10: 1440854858
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment.
      Historically, there has been a tendency to regard political satire and humor as a sideshow to the wider world of American politicsentertaining and sometimes insightful, but ultimately only of modest interest to students and others surveying the trajectory of American politics and culture.

      This set documents just how mistaken that assumption is. By examining political humor and satire throughout US history, these volumes not only illustrate how expressions of political satire and humor reflect changes in American attitudes about presidents, parties, and issues but also how satirists, comedians, cartoonists, and filmmakers have helped to shape popular attitudes about landmark historical events, major American institutions and

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