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Let there be laughter : a treasury of great Jewish humor & what it all means / Michael Krasny

By: Language: English Publication details: New York, NY : William Morrow, An Imprint HarperCollins Publishers ; 2016 .Description: 279 pages : illutrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780062422040
LOC classification:
  • K89 2016
Summary: Krasny delves deeply into the themes, topics and forms of Jewish humor: chauvinism undercut by irony and self-mockery; the fear of losing cultural identity through assimilation; the importance of vocal inflection in joke-telling; and calls to communal memory, including the use of Yiddish."--Jacket.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) K89 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000191734

Krasny delves deeply into the themes, topics and forms of Jewish humor: chauvinism undercut by irony and self-mockery; the fear of losing cultural identity through assimilation; the importance of vocal inflection in joke-telling; and calls to communal memory, including the use of Yiddish."--Jacket.

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