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Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America
Stephen E. Kercher
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| #2191666 in Books | 2006-09-15 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x1.60 x6.00l,2.03 | File type: PDF | 588 pages||8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| A fine survey of the uses of comedy and satire in the political and social arena.|By Midwest Book Review|Early liberal satirists helped oppose the nation's leaders and their policies, providing an alternative to political conservatism during the 1950s and 60s: REVEL WITH A CAUSE focuses on the use of comedy and satire to prove alternative commentary and nonconforming ideas to t||
"The book is almost encyclopedic in its breadth, serving as a useful overview of the many ways in which postwar satire articulated cultural criticism. . . . Indispensable for understanding the role of humor in contemporary American culture."
We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which our nation’s leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and Lenny Bruce—liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies, contradict...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America | Stephen E. Kercher. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
