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Dean Yarwood has done a first-rate job of examining the role of humor in the U.S. Congress. The book is a serious contribution to organization theory and how humor facilitates or hinders the purposes of the organization. It also provides fascinating insight into a little-known aspect of the U.S. Congress. -- Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University

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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 Speaking Humor to Power Chapter 3 2 Congressional Humor: From John Randolph of Roanoke to Mo Udall Chapter 4 3 Humorous Stories and the Identification of Social Norms: The Senate Club Chapter 5 4 Cruel Humor: The Integration of African American Members into Congress Chapter 6 5 Irreverent Theater: Congressional Humor and the Gender Revolution Chapter 7 6 In Their Own Words: Congressional Humorists Talk Humor Chapter 8 7 Conclusion: Keep 'Em Laugh'n Chapter 9 Appendix Chapter 10 Bibliography

When Congress Makes a Joke Congressional Humor

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 29/07/2004
      ISBN13: 9780742530423, 978-0742530423
      ISBN10: 0742530426

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Dean Yarwood has done a first-rate job of examining the role of humor in the U.S. Congress. The book is a serious contribution to organization theory and how humor facilitates or hinders the purposes of the organization. It also provides fascinating insight into a little-known aspect of the U.S. Congress. -- Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 Speaking Humor to Power Chapter 3 2 Congressional Humor: From John Randolph of Roanoke to Mo Udall Chapter 4 3 Humorous Stories and the Identification of Social Norms: The Senate Club Chapter 5 4 Cruel Humor: The Integration of African American Members into Congress Chapter 6 5 Irreverent Theater: Congressional Humor and the Gender Revolution Chapter 7 6 In Their Own Words: Congressional Humorists Talk Humor Chapter 8 7 Conclusion: Keep 'Em Laugh'n Chapter 9 Appendix Chapter 10 Bibliography

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